Genital cytologic abnormalities in patients having therapeutic abortion

cited authors

  • Creasman, WT; Rock, JA; Christakos, AC; Parker, RT

fiu authors

abstract

  • In the three years 1971-1973, 1,032 patients had therapeutic abortions at the Duke University Medical Center. Of these, 99 (9.59%) had abnormal cervical cells on routine preabortion Papanicolaou smears. The patient who presents for therapeutic abortion appears to be at high risk for early cervical neoplasia. Therefore, it is mandatory that evaluation of the preabortion patient include adequate genital cytologic studies with means for proper follow-up. © 1976 Southern Medical Association.

publication date

  • January 1, 1976

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 199

end page

  • 200

volume

  • 69

issue

  • 2