Sensitivity and specificity of the pap smear for glandular lesions of the cervix and endometrium

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-50

  Geldenhuys, Laurette ^a   Murray, Michelle L ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Glandular neoplasms; Papanicolaou smear; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 33846643442     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325682     Document Type: Article

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