Cytologic and histologic review of atypical glandular cells (AGC) detected during cervical cytology screening

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 518-521

  Jeng, Cheng Jye ^a,b   Liang, H S ^a   Wang, T Y ^c   Shen, J ^d   Yang, Y C ^b,c   Tzeng, C R ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cell of undetermined significance (AGUS); Atypical glandular cells (AGC); Bethesda system

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 1242316933     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2003.13182.x     Document Type: Review

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