TY - JOUR
T1 - Atypical glandular cells
AU - Schorge, John O.
AU - Rauh-Hain, Jose Alejandro
PY - 2013/3/1
Y1 - 2013/3/1
N2 - Less than 1% of Pap smears are interpreted as having atypical glandular cells. Because of the rarity of diagnosis, providers are frequently unfamiliar with both the workup and the potential ramifications. Comprehensive evaluation is required in all cases to exclude a spectrum of possible diagnoses. Although colposcopy, human papillomavirus DNA testing, endocervical curettage, and endometrial sampling should be the initial part of the evaluation, these procedures may not identify any specific etiology. The aim of this review is to provide the most current strategy for management of this rare, but suspicious Pap test result.
AB - Less than 1% of Pap smears are interpreted as having atypical glandular cells. Because of the rarity of diagnosis, providers are frequently unfamiliar with both the workup and the potential ramifications. Comprehensive evaluation is required in all cases to exclude a spectrum of possible diagnoses. Although colposcopy, human papillomavirus DNA testing, endocervical curettage, and endometrial sampling should be the initial part of the evaluation, these procedures may not identify any specific etiology. The aim of this review is to provide the most current strategy for management of this rare, but suspicious Pap test result.
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U2 - 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182823849
DO - 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182823849
M3 - Article
C2 - 23314725
AN - SCOPUS:84873412028
SN - 0009-9201
VL - 56
SP - 35
EP - 43
JO - Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 1
ER -