Detection of large histiocytes in pap smears: Role in the prediction of endometrial pathology?

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 497-498

  Iavazzo, Christos ^a,b   Kalmantis, K ^a   Ntziora, F ^a   Balakitsas, N ^a   Paschalinopoulos, D ^a  

^a Vougiouklakeio Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial pathology; Histiocyte; Pap smears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 62349084255     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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