Análise laboratorial do HPV na avaliação preventiva do câncer de colo uterino.

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) virus is transmitted during sexual intercourse that accelerates the rate of mitosis in the cell, increasing the development of atypical cells. There are over 100 different types of HPV identified and of these, more than 30 types infect the anogenital tract, and some other low-risk and high-risk for developing cervical cancer. Among the low-risk HPV, the most common types are 6 and 11, and between high-risk HPV, the most common are types 16 and 18 The present study aimed to review the literature in order to assess the presence and types of HPV in laboratory tests found in previous studies, and investigate the possibility of HPV in the development of cervical cancer. During the review were found in LILACS and SciELO databases data, articles that supported the theme comprehensively and clearly, published from 2005 to 2013, comprising a period of eight years. HPV was the most frequent cytological finding of all reviewed articles (14/14), 36% (5/14) of the articles provided information on the type of HPV found, and 14% (2/14) of the articles cited cervical carcinoma. The data showed that there is possibility of the presence of HPV in the diagnoses of cervical cancer and HPV 16 was the most frequent type of high risk in affected women