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The evolution of the Papanicolaou smear.

Rosemary H Tambouret

Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. rtambouret@partners.org

Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 2013 Mar


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    The Papanicolaou smear or cervicovaginal cytology has been the mainstay of screening for cervical cancer in women of over 60 years. In this article, the origins of the Pap smear as a screening method and the many changes associated with the use of the Pap smear are detailed.

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    Rosemary H Tambouret. The evolution of the Papanicolaou smear. Clinical obstetrics and gynecology. 2013 Mar;56(1):3-9

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    PMID: 23314726

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