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Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Varsinais-Suomi health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers and percentage distribution of primary screening test results, referrals for further examinations, and histological diagnosis of the cervix uteri.

Screening Screened Referral Histological diagnosis
test     Invasive
carcinoma
Microinvasive
carcinoma
Carcinoma
in situ
Dysplasia
gravis
Dysplasia
moderata
Dysplasia
levis
Other or
normal
  n n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Pap test1 14675 172 1.17 - - - - 3 0.02 7 0.05 17 0.12 15 0.10 130 0.89
I 14105 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
II 506 109 0.74 - - - - 1 0.01 3 0.02 5 0.03 8 0.05 92 0.63
III 59 58 0.40 - - - - 1 0.01 3 0.02 11 0.07 7 0.05 36 0.25
IV 5 5 0.03 - - - - 1 0.01 1 0.01 1 0.01 - - 2 0.01
V - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Inadequate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unknown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HPV test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Negative1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Positive2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 14675 172 1.17 - - - - 3 0.02 7 0.05 17 0.12 15 0.10 130 0.89

1 Women with Papanicolaou class I or II negative HPV test are not referred for further examinations unless repeated cytology or other results are suggestive of cancer.
2 Women whose HPV test is positive are referred for further examinations on the basis of cytology or a repeatedly positive result.