Should punch biopsies be used when high-grade disease is suspected at initial colposcopic assessment? a prospective study

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Byrom, J ^a   Douce, G ^a   Jones, P W ^b   Tucker, H ^a   Millinship, J ^a   Dhar, K ^a   Redman, C W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; Punch biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; COLPOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCH BIOPSY; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645370992     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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