Increased sensitivity of anal cytology in evaluation of internal compared with external lesions

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 893-899

  Garcia, Fernando U ^a,b,c   Haber, Marian M ^a,b   Butcher, Jeffrey ^a,b   Sharma, Meenu ^a,b   Nagle, Deborah ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

^c HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal cytology; Hyperkeratosis; Parakeratosis; Sampling

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HYPERKERATOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 36348998000     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325866     Document Type: Article

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