Open AccessAn audit of cervicovaginal cytology in a teaching hospital: Are atypical glandular cells under-recognised on cytological screening?
Author(s) -
Julian Crasta,
Chaitra Venkataswamy,
CM Simi,
Marjorie Correa
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.55225
Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , ascus (bryozoa) , gynecology , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , cervix , medical diagnosis , cervical screening , obstetrics , pathology , cervical cancer , cancer , botany , ascospore , spore , biology
Cervical cytology screening for carcinoma of the cervix in India is mainly opportunistic in nature and is practiced mainly in urban centres. The effectiveness of cervical cytology screening depends on various factors. The quality of cervicovaginal cytology service is assessed by various quality indices and by cyto-histology correlation, which is the most important quality assurance measure.