Department of Pathology, Hospital Level 2, Room 766, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-7025, USA.
J Oncol. 2012;2012:507286. doi: 10.1155/2012/507286. Epub 2011 Oct 29.
Although cervical cytology screening has decreased the incidence of cervical cancer in industrialized countries, HPV-related cervical disease, including premalignant and malignant lesions, continues to represent a major burden on the health care system. Some of the problems include the potential for either under- or overtreatment of women due to decreased specificity of screening tests as well as significant interobserver variability in the diagnosis of cervical dysplastic lesions. Although not completely elucidated, the HPV-driven molecular mechanisms underlying the development of cervical lesions have provided a number of potential biomarkers for both diagnostic and prognostic use in the clinical management of these women.
虽然在工业化国家,宫颈细胞学筛查已经降低了宫颈癌的发病率,但 HPV 相关的宫颈疾病,包括癌前病变和恶性病变,仍然对医疗保健系统构成重大负担。一些问题包括由于筛查试验特异性降低,以及在诊断宫颈发育不良病变方面观察者间存在显著差异,导致对女性的治疗可能不足或过度。虽然尚未完全阐明,但 HPV 驱动的宫颈病变发展的分子机制为这些女性的临床管理提供了一些潜在的诊断和预后生物标志物。