Reporting endometrial cells in Papanicolaou smears of women age 40 and older: A qualifying educational note could prevent unnecessary follow-up biopsy

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-182

  El Fakharany, Mohamed ^a   Meroueh, Chady ^a   Kurella, Sreedevi ^a   Mazzara, Paul ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Cytopathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical smear; Endometrial cell; Papanicolaou smear

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; EDUCATION; ENDOMETRIAL CELL SHEDDING; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33947498894     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325712     Document Type: Article

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