Endometrial carcinoma detected with sure path liquid-based cervical cytology: Comparison with conventional cytology

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 380-387

  Patel, C ^a   Ullal, A ^a   Roberts, M ^a   Brady, J ^b   Birch, P ^b   Bulmer, J N ^a   Wadehra, V ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical endometrial cells; Cervical screening; Endometrial carcinoma; Glandular neoplasia; Liquid based cytology; NHSCSP terminology; TBS terminology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70449496077     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2008.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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