Objectives. To evaluate abnormal Papanicolau smear results at the Philippine General
Hospital (PGH) for the past four years by comparing abnormal smear cytology with histologic …

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of abnormal Pap
smears and their quality metrics in a tertiary health-care facility in the western region of …

Background Interobserver variation in the cytological diagnosis of cervical lesions poses a
problem for public health screening programs. This study assessed the degree of discordant …

Objectives: To assess the yield of Papanicolaou tests (pap smears), including the
characteristics of abnormal pap smears. Methods: In this record-based cross-sectional study …

Objective To identify factors that influence the inter‐observer reproducibility of the routine,
conventional Pap smear cytology (Pap smear test) in a network of certificated laboratories in …

Background: Cancer of uterine cervix is the second cause of death in women in the world
and the most common cause in developing countries. Because the majority of women with …

BACKGROUND: Reports describing the frequency and pattern of abnormal Pap smears in
developing countries using the revised Bethesda system for Pap smear are few. We studied …

Objective: This study aimed to review Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in patients of Shohada
hospital in Tehran. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried …

Background: A major limitation of cervical cytology is the unsuitability of proportion of smears
submitted for analysis and for cytological assessment (unsatisfactory). This study examines …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in
patients visiting the gynecologic outpatient department at Aga Khan University Hospital …