Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer

Acetic Acid and Schiller’s Iodine Test

  • Application of acetic acid and Schiller’s iodine test complement each other.
  • Acetic acid is useful to grade an atypical transformation zone and to localize the area of most severe change for targeted punch biopsy.
  • Schiller’s iodine test is helpful in delineating the extent of the lesion for tissue-sparing surgical treatment.