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Diagnostic benefit of cytological examination for cervical small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SMCC): A retrospective analysis of clinicopathological variables and cytological findings
Author(s) -
Sonoda Kenzo,
Fujimoto Takahiro,
Okadome Masao,
Ariyoshi Kazuya,
Shimamoto Kumi,
Nagayama Rina,
Kitade Shoko,
Tomita Yui,
Maenohara Shoji,
Taguchi Kenichi,
Saito Toshiaki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13268
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical carcinoma , pathology , retrospective cohort study , oncology , cervical cancer , cancer
Cervical SMCC should be diagnosed rapidly and patients should undergo adequate treatment immediately. Although cervical SMCC tumors show characteristic findings on cytology, immunocytochemistry might be useful for differential diagnosis.