Anal cytological lesions and HPV infection in individuals at increased risk for anal cancer.
Maria Gabriella Dona'Maria BenevoloAlessandra LatiniFrancesca RolloManuela ColafigliMirko FrascaMauro ZaccarelliAmalia GiglioDomenico MorettoEdoardo PescarmonaAntonio CristaudoMassimo GiulianiPublished in: Cancer cytopathology (2018)
The prevalence of anal cytological lesions is high in MSM, even in HIV-infected individuals treated with combined antiretroviral therapy. In these subjects, HSILs occur more frequently and at a younger age in comparison with HIV-uninfected counterparts. Specific diagnostic procedures should be implemented to manage individuals at increased risk for anal cancer with an abnormal anal Papanicolaou test. Cancer Cytopathol 2018. © 2018 American Cancer Society.