Interlaboratory reproducibility of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance report: A national survey

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Confortini, Massimo ^a   Carozzi, F ^a   Dalla Palma, P ^b   Ghiringhello, B ^c   Parisio, F ^c   Prandi, S ^d   Ronco, G ^e   Ciatto, S ^a   Montanari, G ^e  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Osp S Anna di Torino   (Italy)

^d Arcispedale S Maria Nuova   (Italy)

^e CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; Cervical cancer screening; Cervical smear; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL SQUAMOUS CELLS OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LABORATORIES; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0141957310     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00061.x     Document Type: Review

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