Psammoma bodies in cervicovaginal smears: Significance and practical implications for diagnostic cytopathology

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 250-261

  Fadare, Oluwole ^a   Chacho, Mary S ^a   Parkash, Vinita ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervicovaginal smear; Papanicolaou (pap) smear; Psammoma bodies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 16644382459     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pap.0000131823.69694.62     Document Type: Review

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