Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the concentration of plasma levels and tissue expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2 and MMP9, and their tissue inhibitors TIMP1 and TIMP2 in patients with cervical cancer, patients with high-grade cervical intraepithelial dysplasia (CIN3) and patients with ectropion.