Can we improve the detection of glandular cervical lesions: The role and limitations of the Pap smear diagnosis atypical glandular cells (AGC)

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-382

  Duska, Linda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 67651151590     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.07.008     Document Type: Editorial

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