Clinical significance of benign endometrial cells found in papanicolaou tests of Turkish women aged 40 years and older
Background: Spontaneously exfoliated benign-appearing endometrial cells (BEC) on a Papanicolaou smear might indicate endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women, necessitating further investigation. A cut-off age of 40 years was included in the Bethesda System 2001 based on studies of clinical sig...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Cytology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2013;volume=30;issue=3;spage=156;epage=158;aulast=Kir |