Superficial Endometriosis of the Cervix: A Source of Abnormal Glandular Cells on Cervicovaginal Smears

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-91

  Szyfelbein, Wanda M ^a   Baker, Patricia M ^b   Bell, Debra A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance; Cervicovaginal smear; Superficial endometriosis of the cervix

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLPOSCOPY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSETTE FORMATION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ADULT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0742287891     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10418     Document Type: Article

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