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Table 3 Estimated cytology results for women aged 25–69 with a satisfactory Pap smear, Italy 2005.

From: Epidemiology and costs of cervical cancer screening and cervical dysplasia in Italy

Cytology finding

n

% Positive

% Diagnosis

Total number of satisfactory cytological diagnoses

6,276,744

100.0

--

   Negative

6,123,349

97.6

--

   Positive

153,393

2.4

100.0

ASCUS

68,161

1.09

44.4

LSIL

44,539

0.71

29.0

HSIL

11,976

0.19

7.8

Carcinoma

678

0.01

0.4

Other1

28,039

0.45

18.3

  1. 1Includes women referred for colposcopy after two unsatisfactory Pap smears