Cervicovaginal smears in the diagnosis of asymptomatic primary fallopian tube carcinoma

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 409-411

  Pusiol, T ^a   Piscioli, F ^a   Morelli, L ^a   Parolari, A M ^b   Licci, S ^c  

^a S Maria del Carmine Hospital   (Italy)

^b Department of Gynecology   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE TUBE CARCINOMA;

FALLOPIAN TUBE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 70449469876     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2008.00575.x     Document Type: Letter

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