The case for cytologic follow-up after LEEP

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 731-736

  Hanau, Cheryl A ^a,b   Bibbo, Marluce ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix neoplasms; LEEP; Squamous intraepithelial lesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CAUTERIZATION; COLPOSCOPY; CRYOSURGERY; CYTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

EID: 0030957305     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332695     Document Type: Article

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