The Significance of Parakeratosis Alone in Cervicovaginal Cytology of Turkish Women

Kir G., Sarbay B. C. , Seneldir H.

DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY, vol.45, no.4, pp.297-302, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/dc.23674
  • Journal Name: DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-302

Abstract

Background: We aimed to analyze the significance of parakeratosis on an otherwise negative Papanicalaou (Pap) smear, in the absence of any characteristic human papilloma virus (HPV) findings.