A retrospective analysis of cervical smears for detection of precancerous lesions
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Correspondence: Dr Abhimanyu Jha, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Department of Pathology Maharajgunj Medical Campus, TU, IOM, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: [email protected]. Background: Diseases of the cervix are common in women. Detection of neoplastic lesions is of prime importance in the evaluation of cervical smears although their frequency is less than the non-neoplastic conditions. Reactive and inflammatory conditions, however, may mimic or obscure the dysplastic changes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequencies of various inflammatory, reactive and neoplastic lesions in the cervical smears.
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