Biopsy findings in five hundred thirty-one patients with atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance as defined by the Bethesda system

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1188-1195

  Eddy, G L ^a   Strumpf, K B ^a   Wojtowycz, M A ^a   Piraino, P S ^a   Mazur, M T ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance; Bethesda system; Histologic correlation; Papanicolaou smear

Indexed keywords

CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 0030734373     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70039-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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