Open AccessEvaluation of vaginal cytology in female sex-workers: A study in a tertiary hospital of eastern India
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar Mondal,
Bijan Basak,
Dipanwita Nag Roy,
Palash Mandal,
Simanti Sinha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.130613
Subject(s) - ascus (bryozoa) , medicine , squamous intraepithelial lesion , papanicolaou stain , bethesda system , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , papanicolaou test , cytology , pap test , obstetrics , pathology , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , cervical cancer , cancer , cervical cancer screening , biology , botany , physics , ascospore , spore , optics
Papanicolaou (Pap) test is an important and easy diagnostic tool to detect any abnormalities on vaginal cytology. Pap test is routinely done in women of reproductive age group in many countries.