Endometrial Cytology with Tissue Correlations

• Main Authors: Meiers, Isabelle (Author), Bishop, John W. (Author), Robboy, Stanley J. (Author), Maksem, John A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Series: Essentials in Cytopathology, 7
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.

As compared with cytology's use in other organ systems, direct cytological examination of the endometrium is not a widely practiced diagnostic procedure. This volume highlights endometrial cytology as an effective method for ensuring endometrial normalcy and discovering and diagnosing malignant...

Table of Contents:

• Office-Based Endometrial Sampling
• Tao Brush and Endometrial Cytology
• Cytoarchitecture and Nuclear Atypia as the Bases for the Cytology Risk-Stratification of Endometrial Samplings
• Performance Characteristics of Endometrial Cytology in a Hysterectomy-Controlled Environment
• Normal Endometrium
• Benign Endometrial Abnormalities
• Endometrial Epithelial Metaplasias and Foam Cells
• Endometrial Precancer
• Endometrial Carcinoma
• Technical Appendix.