Noncorrelating Pap tests and cervical biopsies: Histological predictors of subsequent correlation

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 310-314

  Joste, Nancy E ^a   Wolz, Mark ^a   Pai, Reetesh K ^a   Lathrop, Sarah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Correlation; Levels; Pap test; Squamous atypia

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL ATYPIA; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBEDDING; ENDOMETRIUM; EROSION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOPSY; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 17844386549     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20172     Document Type: Review

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