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Cytology of Endometrial Cells and Lesions

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Glandular Lesions of the Uterine Cervix

Part of the book series: Essentials in Cytopathology ((EICP,volume 19))

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Abstract

Accurate diagnosis of endocervical preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions requires the ability to distinguish endocervical lesions from the spectrum of endometrial cells that can appear in cervical cytology samples. In this chapter cytologic features of benign, reactive, atypical, and malignant endometrial cells are discussed and illustrated.

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    Rosemary H. Tambouret MD & David C. Wilbur MD

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Tambouret, R.H., Wilbur, D.C. (2015). Cytology of Endometrial Cells and Lesions. In: Glandular Lesions of the Uterine Cervix. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 19. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1989-5_6

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