CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Inadequate Pap smears do not provide satisfactory cell
samples for evaluation, thus making it more difficult to detect cervical cytological …

To determine the incidence of clinically significant lesions in long-term follow-up after a
diagnosis of inadequate squamous cellularity using former and new criteria, we reviewed …

The Papanicolaou smear is one of the most important tests in preventive health care which
helps to identify women at risk of developing cervical cancer. The use of the test is …

The significance of endocervical cylindrical cells (EC) as a criterion of sample adequacy has
been established on 1,000 patients by comparing VCE smears (vaginal, cervical …

WIESNER, Carolina et al. Following-up females having an abnormal Pap smear in
Colombia. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2010, vol. 12, n. 1, pp. 1-13. ISSN 0124-0064 …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of the PAPNET System with conventional
rescreening of negative cervical smears in a high-risk population. STUDY DESIGN: Three …

Background: To study the pattern of cervical smear abnormalities among patients attending
the Gynaecology department in our hospital during the study period, in order to understand …

BACKGROUND. Little is known about the quality of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears performed
by family physi cians and obstetrician-gynecologists. METHODS. Using hospital archival …

Objective To determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical smears in a previously
unscreened and asymptomatic population in Romania and to compare the data with those …

Background: Abnormal Pap smear consists of premalignant or malignant cervical lesions.
Many of premalignant cervical lesions will never progress to invasive malignancy, or even …