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Cytology in Gynecological Disorders

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Gynecological Tumors

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Pathology ((CT PATHOLOGY,volume 85))

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This chapter is by no means an exhaustive, comprehensive review of cervical cytology. Instead, it is limited to the discussion of the recent advances in respect of some selected topics, such as the introduction of the “Bethesda System” for reporting the cytologic findings in cervicovaginal smears, and the recognition of adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix and its diagnostic pitfalls. The subject of human papillomavirus infection is discussed in detail in the chapter by T. Okagaki; therefore in the relevant section in this chapter the emphasis is upon the cytologic features that are associated with the infection, and the application of molecular biology techniques to detect and identify the type of human papillomavirus in cytologic samples.

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  1. Tohoku University School of Medicine, 3-6-12 Kuromatsu, Izumi-Ku, Sendai 981, Japan

    Nobuaki Sasano MD (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

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Sidawy, M.K. (1992). Cytology in Gynecological Disorders. In: Sasano, N. (eds) Gynecological Tumors. Current Topics in Pathology, vol 85. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75941-3_8

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