Normal endometrial cells in liquid-based cervical cytology specimens in women aged 40 or older

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 672-676

  Moroney, John W ^a   Zahn, Christopher M ^b   Heaton, Robert B ^c   Crothers, Barbara ^c   Kendall, Brian S ^d   Elkas, John C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e N Virginia Pelvic Surg Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial hyperplasia; Liquid based cytology; Normal endometrial cells; Papanicolaou smear; Thin Prep; Uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CELL ASSAY; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CERVIX UTERI; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 34248334691     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.01.040     Document Type: Article

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