## Background: There is an increasing number of articles regarding the long term follow-up of papanicolaou (pap) smears with the diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ascus). much controversy exists regarding the management of patients with this diagnosis. in a prior st
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
โ Scribed by Bonfiglio, Thomas A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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