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Cervical and Vaginal Cytology

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Pap test is an important screening test for cervical cancer. While evaluating the cytomorphologic features of a Pap smear from the cervix or vagina, it is important to know the normal cytomorphology, benign reactive conditions, and epithelial changes due to infections. This chapter describes the nonneoplastic findings in Pap smear and cytomorphologic features to differentiate them from their mimickers, such as malignancy.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Tong Sun

  2. Department of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA

    Syed M. Gilani

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Sun, T., Gilani, S.M. (2023). Cervical and Vaginal Cytology. In: Gilani, S.M., Cai, G. (eds) Non-Neoplastic Cytology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_3

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