Open AccessCytological pattern of cervical papanicolaou smear in eastern region of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Magdy Hassan Balaha,
Mohammed Saleh Al Moghannum,
Naema Al Ghowinem,
Souad Al Omran
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.86343
Subject(s) - medicine , papanicolaou stain , ascus (bryozoa) , cervix , cervical cancer , obstetrics , population , gynecology , pathological , retrospective cohort study , cancer , pathology , botany , ascospore , spore , environmental health , biology
Cancer of the cervix has been considered as one of the preventable cancers. This study is the first published research addressing the screening of cancer of the cervix in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.