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. 2009 Jul;116(8):1127-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02169.x. Epub 2009 Apr 15.

Why remove all cervical polyps and examine them histologically?

I Z MacKenzie  1 , C Naish, C M P Rees, S Manek
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Why remove all cervical polyps and examine them histologically?

I Z MacKenzie et al. BJOG. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of 1366 cervical polyps showed that none had malignant features and 67% were removed from asymptomatic women. A policy removing only cervical polyps from symptomatic women or those with abnormal cervical cytology and limiting histological examination to these polyps would result in significant savings and reduce the small risk of morbidity associated with polypectomy.

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