title: Microcolposcopy. When and how to do it.
abstract: Microcolposcopy is a valuable accessory technique for the busy colposcopist and is particularly helpful in locating the new squamocolumnar junction. Microcolposcopy is an evaluation of cytology, and colposcopy is a study of vascular and growth patterns. The two methods are complementary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saade
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D020681:Colposcopes; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014626:Vaginal Smears