Clinical relevance of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance by the 2001 Bethesda System: Experience from a cervical cancer high incidence region

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 785-788

  Kantathavorn, Nuttavut ^a   Kietpeerakool, Chumnan ^a   Suprasert, Prapaporn ^a   Srisomboon, Jatupol ^a   Khunamornpong, Surapan ^a   Nimmanhaeminda, Kanchana ^a   Siriaunkgul, Sumalee ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Atypical squamous cells; Cervical cancer; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOSCOPY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COHORT STUDIES; COLPOSCOPY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149125694     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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