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Evaluating the performance of anal cytology and high-risk HPV genotyping for detecting anal HSIL in a clinic-based sample of people living with and without HIV in Puerto Rico.
Cancer cytopathology - 1 Oct 2023
Ramos-Cartagena Jeslie M, Keller Kandyce, Guiot Humberto M, Muñoz Cristina, Colón-López Vivian, Deshmukh Ashish A, Suárez Erick L, Tirado-Gómez Maribel, Ortiz Ana P
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BACKGROUND: Given the disproportionately elevated anal cancer risk in high-risk populations, it is important to assess the performance of commonly used anal cancer screening tools to improve the effectiveness of detection and treatment methods. This study evaluates 1) the concordance between anal cytology and histology results and 2) the performance of cytology and high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV)...
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