Increased detection of clue cells in smears from cervical intraepithelial lesions with reduced expression of COX-2

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 705-709

  Figueiredo, Priscila Garcia ^a   Sarian, Luis Otávio ^a   Tambascia, Julia Kawamura ^a   Simões, José Antônio ^a   Rabelo Santos, Silvia Helena ^b   Discacciati, Michelle Garcia ^a   Derchain, Sophie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c Cidade Universitaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Human papillomavirus; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL COUNT; CLUE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CONIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; WART VIRUS;

EID: 53049108165     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20900     Document Type: Article

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