Clinical utility of liquid-based cytology for the characterization and management of endometrial polyps in postmenopausal age

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 306-311

  Fambrini, M ^a,b   Buccoliero, A M ^a   Bargelli, G ^a   Cioni, R ^a   Piciocchi, L ^a   Pieralli, A ^a   Andersson, K L ^a   Scarselli, G ^a   Taddei, G ^a   Marchionni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Policlinico di Careggi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Endometrial cytology; Endometrial polyp; Liquid based

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 40549084711     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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