Microglandular endocervical hyperplasia and tubal metaplasia: Pitfalls in the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma on cervical smears

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 168-173

  Selvaggi, Suzanne M ^a   Haefner, Hope K ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adenocarcinoma; cervical smears; diagnostic pitfalls; microglandular endocervical hyperplasia; tubal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CERVIX UTERI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0031043709     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199702)16:2<168::AID-DC15>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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