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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Main Authors: Gozde Kir, Ahmet Gocmen, Handan Cetiner, Cumhur Selcuk Topal, Muberra Segmen Yilmaz, Murat Hakan Karabulut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
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