title: Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance Pap smears: appropriate evaluation and management.
abstract: This review focuses on atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance Pap smears, with attention given to the classifications of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance, the clinical and histopathologic correlation, and recent advances in triage strategies for this entity. The management of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance Pap smears will emphasize the significance of this finding in terms of diagnosing dysplasia and carcinoma of the lower female genital tract.
authors.affiliation: Alexander F. Burnett MD, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Southern California, Women's and Children's Hospital, Los Angeles 90033, USA. Aburnett@hsc.usc.edu
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Burnett
mesh_terms: D002477:Cells / Q000145:classification; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D019092:Conization; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D014626:Vaginal Smears