Comparison of conventional cytologic smears and thinprep preparations from the anal canal

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1167-1170

  Darragh, Teresa M ^a,b   Jay, Naomi ^a,b   Tupkelewicz, Barbara A ^a,b   Hogeboom, Charissa J ^a,b   Holly, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Palefsky, Joel M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anus diseases; Anus neoplasms; Cytological techniques; ThinPrep

Indexed keywords

ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030746416     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332840     Document Type: Article

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