Importance of atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance in cervical cytologic smears

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 774-778

  Korn, Abner P ^a,b,c   Judson, Patricia L ^a,b   Zaloudek, Charles J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dept Obstet Gynecol Repro Sci ^*

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AGCUS; Cervical smears; Cervix neoplasms; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVIX UTERI; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0031679843     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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