[The cytological characteristics of the squamous epithelium of the cervix uteri in women living under the conditions of an elevated radiation background].

Cytomorphological signs of epithelial cells were analyzed in scraping off the cervix uteri of 607 women living in the zone of increased radiation background. The examined group consisted mainly of women aged 30 to 50. In 9.

[The basic causes of errors in the cytological diagnosis of lung and esophageal cancers].

The causes of errors in cytological diagnosis in 615 patients with carcinoma and benign lesions of the lung and in 847 patients with those of oesophagus are studied and systematized. Percentage of errors was 15.93 for the lung diseases and 4.

[Cytomorphological criteria of atypical hyperplasia and cancer of the endometrium based on data from a multivariate statistical analysis].

Multifactorial statistical analysis was used to identify differential diagnostic cytological features of glandular hyperplasia, atypical hyperplasia and well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. Twelve cytological features were identified for calculating linear discriminant function. The effectiveness of the diagnostic algorithm depends upon the diagnostic value of the sample and proficiency of the cytologist.