The significance of psammoma bodies in screening cervical cytologic smears

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1609-1614

  Muntz, Howard G ^a,d   Goff, Barbara A ^c   McGonigle, Kathryn ^a   Isacson, Christina ^b   Atamdede, Fikret ^b   Girard, John ^b   Steinke, Roy ^b  

^a Gynecol/Gynecologic Oncol Section   (United States)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d X8 GYN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cytologic smear; Cervical cytology; Psammoma bodies; Psammomatous calcification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BENIGN TUMOR; CALCIFICATION; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYP; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSAMMOMA BODY; PUERPERIUM; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

EID: 0037662892     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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