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Cytology of the Female Genital Tract

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Diagnostic cytology is based on the fact that cells exfoliated or collected from the cervix and the vagina reflect features of the tissue from which they arise. The main application of cytology to the female genital tract is in the early diagnosis of precancerous and cancerous lesions. Patients who have been treated for cervical cancer can be followed cytologically for response to radiation and recurrence of the disease.

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  1. Rita Leff Blaustein M.D.
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  1. Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 20007, Washington, DC, USA

    Robert J. Kurman M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director) (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director)

  2. Gynecologic Pathology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA

    Robert J. Kurman M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director) (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director)

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Blaustein, R.L. (1987). Cytology of the Female Genital Tract. In: Kurman, R.J. (eds) Blaustein’s Pathology of the Female Genital Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1942-0_25

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