Clinical significance of atypical glandular cells on Pap smears: Experience from a region with a high incidence of cervical cancer

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 496-500

  Sawangsang, Pitkanya ^a   Sae Teng, Charuwan ^a   Suprasert, Prapaporn ^a   Srisomboon, Jatupol ^a   Khunamornpong, Surapan ^a   Kietpeerakool, Chumnan ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells; Cancer; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Endometrial hyperplasia; Significance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; COLPOSCOPY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 80052742598     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01387.x     Document Type: Review

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