Biography
Biography: Sahar Samaha
Abstract
At Miraca Life Sciences, we receive anorectal pap smears and biopsies from a colorectal clinic dealing primarily with “high risk†populations, mainly HIV positive patients. Our large database includes anorectal pap smears for screening and follw up as well as biopsies collected from the keratinized, non-keratinized portions and transformation zone. Dacron fiber swabs and liquid-based sampling are used. Questions to be answered, What is the natural history of the anorectal dysplasia? What is the difference between the cervical and anorectal pap? Follow up and treatment, is it different from cervical dysplasia? Correlation between anal pap smears and biopsies? Should anal-rectal cytology be a standared of patient care in high risk population and female patients with genital HPV infection?
