Article
Cervical smears in assessment of the natural history of human papillomavirus infections in prospectively followed women.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2000
Syrjänen K J, Mäntyjärvi R, Väyrynen M, Yliskoski M, Syrjänen S M, Saarikoski S, Nurmi T, Parkkinen S, Castrén O
Abstract excerpt
The value of cervical (Papanicolaou) smears in monitoring the natural history of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections was assessed in a series of 513 women prospectively followed since 1981. On each clinic visit, the patients were subjected to colposcopy accompanied by cervical smears a...
Topics
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Female
- Humans
- Microscopy, Electron
- Papanicolaou Test
- Papillomaviridae
- Phenotype
- Prospective Studies
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Vaginal Smears
- Viral Proteins
