Utility of liquid-based cytology in endometrial pathology: Diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 395-402

  Norimatsu, Y ^a   Kouda, H ^a   Kobayashi, T K ^b   Shimizu, K ^c   Yanoh, K ^d   Tsukayama, C ^a   Miyake, Y ^e   Ohno, E ^e  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Medical Care Center   (Japan)

^c Utsunomiya Hospital   (Japan)

^d SUZUKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e KURASHIKI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conventional cytology; Cytodiagnosis; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial cytology; Liquid based cytology; Normal endometrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 70449488797     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2008.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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