Clinical significance and management of cervical atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 346-351

  Chan, C W ^a   Cheung, K B ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cell of undetermined significance; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL; COLPOSCOPY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRECANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0141927883     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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