Colposcopic histopathology results of patients over 50: Is HPV genotyping useful?

ABSTRACT Background: To determine the rate of high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesion and cancer (HSIL+) diagnosis as a result of colposcopic histopathology in patients aged ≥50 years and to investigate the role of cytology, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test positivity and HPV genotyping in predicting HSIL+. Material and Method: The study included 1102 patients aged ≥50 as study group and 2723 patients aged