Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS): Cytopathologic features, histopathologic results, and human papillomavirus DNA detection

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 816-825

  Ronnett, Brigitte M ^b   Manos, M Michele ^b   Ransley, Janice E ^b   Feherman, Barbara J ^b   Kinney, Walter K ^b   Hurley, Leo B ^b   Ngai, Jen Shieh ^b   Kurman, Robert J ^b   Sherman, Mark E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AGUS; Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance; Cervix; Cytology; Human papillomavirus; Pap smear; The Bethesda System

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0032783712     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90143-0     Document Type: Article

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