title: Evaluation of abnormal cervical cytology.
abstract: The introduction of widespread cervical cytologic screening in the United States and in many other developed countries is clearly one of the most dramatic preventive health measures in history. This article provides a history of cervical cancer screening and a comprehensive review of management options and techniques.
authors.affiliation: Student Health Services, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003127:Colposcopy; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000266:history; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology*