Review of cervical smears from 76 women with invasive cervical cancer: Cytological findings and medicolegal implications

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 127-136

  Coleman, D V ^a   Poznansky, J J R ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical smear; Clinical negligence; Duty of care; False negative smear; Invasive cervical cancer; Medicolegal aspects; Pap test

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33744734046     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00310.x     Document Type: Review

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