"OTHER NEOPLASIA" DIAGNOSIS AND ITS RELATION WITH CERVICAL CYTOLOGY RESULTS IN SISCOLO.

Introduction and Objective: Cervical cancer is the third cause of death in women in Ceará. The Control Program of Cervical Cancer monitors this disease by the cervical cytology exam. Information System for Cervical Cancer (SISCOLO) has inconsistency in its reasons to request additional tests, such as colposcopy and biopsy, when cytology is normal. In these cases, the histopathological test report is created with “other neoplasia”, even when the result isn’t neoplasia, making patients and doctors uncomfortable. This work aims to identify the number of patients registered with the “other neoplasia” diagnosis in SISCOLO and its relationship with cytology’s result. Methods: We used the report from SISCOLO of a Secondary-Care Unit with the diagnostics of invasive squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and other neoplasia. We selected the files with “other neoplasia” and verified the cytology result of the same patient. Results and conclusion: From an amount of 378 women, 361 (95,5%) had the “other neoplasia” diagnosis, but the cytology results could only be reached for 341 (94,45%). Analysis from this new amount showed that cytology results were normal for 83% of the women. Therefore, the percentage of women with “other neoplasia” is high, but these individuals do not have abnormalities in their screening test. In the intend of decreasing the anxiety and discomfort caused by this limitation in the system, a reformulation of SISCOLO in its fields to request additional tests would be interesting and would prevent unnecessary worries from doctors and patients.