Papanicolaou smear sensitivity for adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix: A study of 34 cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-35

  Lee, Kenneth R ^a   Minter, Lori J ^a   Granter, Scott R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma in situ; Cervicovaginal smear tests; Cervix; Cytology; Papanicolaou smear test; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 0031057342     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.1.30     Document Type: Article

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