Histologic and clinical significance of atypical glandular cells on pap smears

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 238-242

  Daniel, A ^a   Barreth, D ^a   Schepansky, A ^a   Johnson, G ^b   Capstick, V ^a   Faught, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells; Cancer; Dysplasia

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELL; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 27744579387     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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