Cervical Stenosis: Previously Unrecognized Cause of False-Negative Human Papillomavirus Tests in Women Developing Cervical Cancer.

Objectives: Cervical stenosis can jeopardize adequate posttreatment cytologic follow-up of patients treated for high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesions. An impact on human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has not been described.

Materials And Methods: We describe 2 patients with cervical stenosis, followed by cytology and HPV co-testing after excisions of high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesions.