Atypical glandular cells in cervical smears: Histological correlation and a suggested plan of management based on age of the patient in a low-resource setting

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 375-379

  Adhya, A K ^a   Mahesha, V ^a   Srinivasan, R ^a   Nijhawan, R ^a   Rajwanshi, A ^a   Suri, V ^a   Dhaliwal, L K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervical screening; Cytodiagnosis; The Bethesda system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449470955     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2008.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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