Cytology suggestive of glandular neoplasia: Outcomes and suggested management

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-18

  Hare, A A ^a   Duncan, A R ^a   Sharp, A J ^a  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal glandular cytology; Cervical carcinoma; Cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERUS CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0037295197     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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