Correlation of conventional and liquid-based cytology and their meaning in management of precancerous cervical lesions.

Aim: Introduction of efficiency of liquid-based citoscreen cytology

Method: Conventional cytology with Papanicolaou method and comparison with novel cytology liquid-based method in women with histological findings associated to Human Papilloma Virus praecancerous lesions for "gold standard" method.

Results: 100 women with praecancerous cervical lesions were included in the study. In all of the women, biopsy and endocervical curettage were made, and histological results were taken as a "gold standard".