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The story of a cell. The George N. Papanicolaou Award lecture.
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1984
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PathologyGynecologyCytopathologyUterine CervixHistorical ScholarshipCell TypeCancer-associated VirusHistory Of ScienceComparative LiteratureVulvar DiseasesHuman Papillomavirus VaccinesLanguage StudiesClassicsIntellectual HistoryVirologyHuman PapillomavirusHistory Of MathematicsLiterary HistoryCervical CancerMedicinePrecancerous Lesions
The history of one cell type observed on gynecologic cytologic samples and later identified as pathognomonic of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is presented. Mention is also made of the role of HPV in the development of premalignant and malignant squamous lesions of the uterine cervix.