A retrospective review on atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) using the Bethesda 2001 classification

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 603-607

  Tam, K F ^a,b   Cheung, A N Y ^a   Liu, K L ^a   Ng, T Y ^a   Pun, T C ^a   Chan, Y M ^a   Wong, L C ^a   Ng, A W Y ^a   Ngan, H Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

"Favor neoplasia"; "NOS"; AGC; AGUS; Significant pathology

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 1642272865     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.08.029     Document Type: Article

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