The reporting of anal cytology and histology samples: Establishing terminology and criteria

Sexual Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 562-567

  Roberts, Jennifer Margaret ^a   Ekman, Deborah ^a  

^a DOUGLASS HANLY MOIR PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anal canal; anal intraepithelial neoplasia; Australian Modified Bethesda System; human papillomavirus; liquid based cytology.

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ANAL CANAL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANUS; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84870430872     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH10140     Document Type: Article

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