Dysplasia associated with atypical glandular cells on cervical cytology

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 494-500

  Sharpless, Kathryn E ^b   Schnatz, Peter F ^a   Mandavilli, Srinivas ^b   Greene, John F ^b   Sorosky, Joel I ^b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DYSPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 13944274927     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000152350.10875.02     Document Type: Article

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