Women with atypical glandular cells: A long-term follow-up study in a high-risk population

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 575-579

  Chhieng, David C ^a   Gallaspy, Sandra ^a   Yang, Hong ^a   Roberson, Janie ^a   Eltoum, Isam ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Atypical glandular cells; Cervical dysplasia; Cervicovaginal smears; Follow up; Long term

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELLS; ATYPICAL SQUAMOUS CELLS; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

EID: 4644263742     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/409PTTC7WF0KC6KB     Document Type: Article

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