title: [Cervical pap smears: techniques and clinical significance].
abstract: To be satisfactory, a cervical pap smear must be correctly fixed, and must contain endocervical cylindric cells and/or squamous metaplasic cells and mucus. The cytologist's conclusions and his recommendations must be expressed clearly. Any atypical findings must be controlled. If they persist, the patient will be oriented toward a colposcopy examination where targeted biopsies will be performed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie pathologique, Université de Liège.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D003127:Colposcopy; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000592:standards*
vernacular_title: Les frottis cervico-vaginaux: exigences techniques et signification clinique.