Grading of squamous dysplasia in endocervical curettage specimens: The case for conservative management of mild endocervical dysplasia

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 917-921

  Petersen, Scott ^a   Belnap, Christina ^a   Larsen, Wilma I ^a   Farley, John ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical intra epithelial neoplasia; Cervix cancer; Cervix dysplasia; Curettage; LEEP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURETTAGE; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; VAGINA SMEAR;

CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; CURETTAGE; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 38449096260     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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