Fundamentals of Pap Test Cytology (Current Clinical Pathology)
Contributors: P.K. Gupta (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: March 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781588297686
Subjects: Medical screening; Pathology; Vaginal smears; Medical / Nursing; Diagnosis; Science; Science/Mathematics; Pap test; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Medical / Pathology; cervical; cervicovaginal; cytopathology; neoplastic; preneoplastic; screening; Cervix uteri; Life Sciences - Cytology; Reference; Cancer
Description: This book is intended as a practical primer on the Pap test. Using bold text, tables, and highlighted areas, this book offers readers a user-friendly text on Pap test fundamentals so readers may find specific information effortlessly. This book begins with a basic dictionary of terms, principles, and anatomy before detailing such issues as the Bethesda System, liquid-based and physiological cytology, reactive changes, human papillomavirus, and atypical squamous cells. The authors also discuss low-grade and high-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions, invasive squamous carcinoma, endocervical and endometrial lesions, metastatic tumors, therapy-related changes, and the newest techniques in screening and managing Pap tests.