Open AccessClinicopathological importance of Papanicolaou smears for the diagnosis of premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix
Author(s) -
Mulazim Hussain Bukhari,
Kanwal Saba,
Samina Qamar,
Mudassar Majeed,
Shahida Niazi,
Samieem
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.93213
Subject(s) - medicine , papanicolaou stain , ascus (bryozoa) , cervix , cytology , pathology , adenocarcinoma , bethesda system , gynecology , cervical cancer , cancer , botany , ascospore , spore , biology
Premalignant and malignant lesions are not uncommon in Pakistani women, especially in the older age-groups