Cytological features of chronic follicular cervicitis in liquid-based specimens: A potential diagnostic pitfall

Cytopathology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 364-370

  Halford, Jenny A ^a  

^a QML Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical cytology; Chronic follicular cervicitis; Liquid based cytology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID; LYMPHOID CELL; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPY; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA CELLS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0036911483     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2002.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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