Fundamentals of Pap Test Cytology

by Hoda, Rana S., M.D.; Hoda, Syed A., M.D.; Gupta, Prabodh K.

• ISBN13: 9781588299598
• ISBN10: 1588299597
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-28
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

This book is intended as a practical primer on The PAP Test. The uniform layout and the selective use of bold text, tables and highlighted areas are user-friendly, and intended to render finding of specific information rather effortless. The book is also intended to help the reader readily understand the diagnostic implications of various lesions.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. v
Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
A Short Dictionary of the Pap Test	p. 1
Analogies in the Pap Test: Of "Corn Flakes" and "Raisins"	p. 7
Basic Cytology Principles	p. 11
Basic Anatomy and Cytology of the Female Genital Tract	p. 15
The Bethesda System	p. 27
Liquid-Based Preparations	p. 31
Physiological Cytology	p. 37
Reactive Changes and Organisms	p. 53
Human Papillomavirus in Cervical Carcinogenesis	p. 71
Atypical Squamous Cells	p. 81
Low-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion	p. 95
High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion	p. 103
Invasive Squamous Carcinoma	p. 113
Endocervical Lesions	p. 123
Endometrial Lesions	p. 145
Metastatic Tumors	p. 165
Therapy-Related Changes	p. 173
Artifacts, Contaminants, and Incidental Findings	p. 179
Screening and Management Guidelines of Pap Test and Newer Techniques	p. 187
Appendices	p. 197
Index	p. 229
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