Editorial
Menstrual Smear can be Used to Screen for Endometrial Pathology
Petrikovsky BM*
Professor and former Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nassau University Medical Center, USA
Petrikovsky BM, Professor and former Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nassau University Medical Center, USA.
Received Date: September 25, 2019 Published Date: October 03, 2019
Abstract
It is well-known, that the PAP smear in its various modifications is currently the gold standard of cervical cancer prevention and treatment worldwide [1-3]. It is less well-known, however, that the original paper by Traut and Papanicolaou was entitled, “Cancer of the uterus: The vaginal smear in its diagnosis” [4].
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Petrikovsky BM. Menstrual Smear can be Used to Screen for Endometrial Pathology. W J Gynecol Women’s Health. 2(5): 2019 WJGWH.MS.ID.000549.
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