UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:00

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers and percentage distribution of primary screening test results, referrals for further investigations, and histological diagnosis of the cervix uteri. Information registered from 411 municipalities (out of 461).

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 155127 1455 0.94 7 0.00 - - 42 0.03 105 0.07 130 0.08 153 0.10 1018 0.66
I 144225 30 0.02 - - - - - - - - - - 1 0.00 29 0.02
II 10217 753 0.49 1 0.00 - - 4 0.00 22 0.01 37 0.02 60 0.04 629 0.41
III 629 617 0.40 3 0.00 - - 22 0.01 67 0.04 88 0.06 91 0.06 346 0.22
IV 55 54 0.03 3 0.00 - - 16 0.01 15 0.01 5 0.00 1 0.00 14 0.01
V 1 1 0.00 - - - - - - 1 0.00 - - - - - -
Inadequate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unknown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HPV test 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Negative1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Positive2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 155127 1455 0.94 7 0.00 - 0.00 42 0.03 105 0.07 130 0.08 153 0.10 1018 0.66

1 Women with Papanicolaou class I or II or 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.