Histopathologic correlation of atypical parakeratosis diagnosed on cervicovaginal cytology

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-409

  Abramovich, Caroline M ^b   Wasman, Jay K ^b   Siekkinen, Pamela ^b   Abdul Karim, Fadi W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Papanicolaou smear; Parakeratosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARAKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0038364113     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326541     Document Type: Article

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