Cytological analysis of the distension fluid used during diagnostic office hysteroscopies in patients with suspected endometrial pathology

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-218

  Gerbaldo, D ^a   Papadia, A ^a,c   Cristoforoni, P ^a   Lorenzi, P ^b   Fulcheri, E ^a   Ragni, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Imperia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical hyperplasia; Cytology; Endometrial cancer; Hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIAL WASHING; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 17444424312     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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