DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES OF THE PAP TEST IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
This study was conducted to compare the correlation between liquid-based Pap test and the histological examination in postmenopausal women. The aim was to study the possibilities of differentiation squamous intaepithelial lesions (SIL) in postmenopausal patients using the CellPrep Pap test. 17 postmenopausal women had subsequent biopsies. The histological examination revealed: CIN1-CIN3 (10 patients), endocervical adenocarcinoma (1 patient), normal epithelium/benign tissue changes of the cervix (6 patients). We observed that 2 (11.76%) cases of LSIL was false positive and the positive predictive value for the CellPrep Pap test was 83.3%. The results indicate a high proportion of ASCUS findings in postmenopausal women. Evaluation of the diagnostic efficiency of the CellPrep Pap test for postmenopausal patients is 86.67%, which requires additional development of optimal reﬂex testing for this group of patients.