Investigator
Kerman University Of Medical Sciences
Comparison of conventional and liquid-based Pap smear methods in the diagnosis of precancerous cervical lesions
Cervical cancer is one of the five most common cancers among women. The present study aimed to compare conventional and liquid-based Pap smear methods in 2018 in Kerman, Iran. This was a cross-sectional study. Pap smear samples (conventional Pap smear (CN) and liquid-based cytology (LBC)) were collected from five health centres in Kerman. Samples were classified into two groups of liquid and CNs, and each group was classified into normal, abnormal (including, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS
