false negative Pap smear

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False negative smear Gynecology A Pap smear from a woman with a premalignant or malignant lesion that was classified incorrectly as containing no abnormal cells during routine Pap smears. See Cervical cancer.

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Treasure Hunting			False negative Pap smears are a frequent cause of lawsuits, based both on real laboratory error, but also on the misperception that Pap smear screening is an exact science and that any false negative test may be the result of negligence. The ultimate goal? It depends by Brown, Elizabeth / Physician Executive In clinical trials, the device demonstrated as much as a five-fold improvement in the detection of false negative Pap smear slides over a standard 10 percent random quality control procedure. NeoPath's patented automated Pap smear rescreening system gains ... by Business Wire			falls occurrence false false anemia false aneurysm false ankylosis false anorexia False Authority Syndrome false blepharoptosis false conjugate false cyst false diverticulum false glottis false hematuria false hermaphroditism false image false imprisonment false joint false knot false labor false light false macula false membrane false memory false negative false negative error false negative Pap smear false negative rate false neuroma false nucleolus false pain false pelvis false personification false positive false positive error false positive HIV testing false positive rate false pregnancy false rib false suture false teeth false transactions false twins False Unicorn Root false vertebra false vocal cord false waters false-negative false-negative rate false-negative reaction false-positive false-positive rate			False Memory Syndrome False Memory Syndrome Facts False Memory Syndrome Foundation False memorys false mildew false mistletoe false miterwort false miterwort false mitrewort false mitrewort False Monkey Puzzle false morel false morel False morels False morels false motive false move false move false moves False myrrh false name false name false name False needs false negative false negative false negative false negative false negative false negative error false negative Pap smear False Negative Rate False Negative Rate false negative reaction false negative reaction false negative reaction false negative reaction false negative reaction false nettle false neuroma false neuroma false neuroma false neurotransmitter false neurotransmitter false neurotransmitter False Non-Match Rate false nostril false nostril false nostril false nostril cyst false nostril cyst false nostril cyst false nucleolus false oat False oat-grass False oat-grass false ogive false oolith False or Unsubstantiated Claims of Corruption false origin false overhang

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