Colposcopy

Question 1

Name the process, indications, findings and stainings used during a Colposcopical examination

Answer 1

○ Special binocular lens to magnify cervix.
Identifies precancerous or cancerous esions in woman with abnormal Pap smear

○ Special stains applied to cervix
■ 5% acetic acid: dysplastic areas turn white because of high protein
content
■ Lugol solution (strong iodine): glycogen in normal squamous cells
turns black, and areas of dysplasia fail to take up stain