What does an ECC show?

What does an ECC show?

During the colposcopy, the clinician looks at the cervix and biopsies any areas that look abnormal. Also, sometimes an endocervical curettage (ECC) is done; this is a sampling of cells from the cervical canal. The results of the biopsies and ECC show if you have precancer or cancer of the cervix.

What is an endocervical sample?

An endocervical gram stain (EGS) is a diagnostic test that checks for abnormal bacteria around the cervix. It involves taking a small tissue sample from the cervix, applying it to a slide, and then staining the sample using special dyes.

What does an abnormal biopsy mean?

After a biopsy, the tissue sample is examined under a microscope to look for changes or abnormalities such as cancer. If there are no abnormal cells, the result is reported as normal. An abnormal cervical biopsy means that there have been some changes to the cells in the cervix.

How painful is ECC?

During an ECC, the healthcare provider uses a small brush to remove tissue from the endocervical canal, the narrow passageway through the cervix. 14 As with a punch biopsy, the tissue is then examined by a pathologist. An ECC can be moderately painful, like bad menstrual cramps.

What does a positive ECC mean?

The presence of intraepithelial neoplasia on endocervical curettage or “positive ECC” has historically been an indication for cervical conization,[8,9] and many studies have supported conization as the standard of care for management of endocervical CIN.

What is a endocervical test?

Endocervical culture is a laboratory test that helps identify infection in the female genital tract.

Where is my endocervical component in cervical cytology?

CMAJ 2011; 183:563Y8. 4 Huang A, Quinn M, Tan J. Outcome in women with no endocervical component on cervical cytology after treatment for high-grade cervical dysplasia. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 2009;49:426Y8. 5 Zhao C, Austin RM.

Can a Pap test not show endocervical cells?

Longitudinal studies have demon-strated that women whose Pap tests did not contain endocervical cells were not at higher risk than those who did show endo-cervical cells in their Pap test.

Is the absence of endocervical cells a risk for cervical disease?

Additionally, multiple recent studies have shown that the absence of endocervical cells is NOT associated with a higher risk of cervical disease. Longitudinal studies have demon-strated that women whose Pap tests did not contain endocervical cells were not at higher risk than those who did show endo-cervical cells in their Pap test.

Why is the transformation zone higher in the endocervical canal?

Also, increased age results in the transformation zone migrating higher in the endocervical canal,making sampling more difficult. A combination of cytobrush and spatula usually yields an adequate EC/TZ component.

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