Comparison of Pap Smear Quality With Anatomical Spatula Method and the Common Method (SpatulaCytobrush): A Single Blind Clinical Trial

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women in the world. Papanicolaou smear is known as a standard test for cervical cancer screening; however, the most important challenge is high rates of false negative results. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of smears obtained by anatomical spatula and spatula-cytobrush. The most important factor in false negative result is inappropriate tool of sampling.

Description

Keywords

Citation

URI

Endorsement

Review

Supplemented By

Referenced By