Body fluid cytology is an important diagnostic test for various malignant and benign conditions.
Effusions can be caused by inflammatory, infectious, and benign; neoplastic or malignant; and primary or metastatic diseases..
We offer cytologic evaluation of multiple fluid types, including body cavity fluids, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid and tracheal and bronchoalveolar washes.
Fluids from cystic masses and other sites (urine, bile) may also be submitted..
Cytology is the exam of a single cell type, as often found in fluid specimens.
It's mainly used to diagnose or screen for cancer.
It's also used to screen for fetal abnormalities, for pap smears, to diagnose infectious organisms, and in other screening and diagnostic areas..
Body fluid cytology is an important diagnostic test for various malignant and benign conditions.
Effusions can be caused by inflammatory, infectious, and benign; neoplastic or malignant; and primary or metastatic diseases..
The term exfoliative cytology refers to "microscopic examination of cells contained within body fluids".
The three body cavities, the pleura (enclosing the lungs), the peritoneum (enclosing the intestinal tract), and the pericardium (enclosing the heart), may be checked for fluid..
What is Cytology? Cytology is the study of individual cells of the body, as opposed to histology which is the study of whole human tissue itself.
Cytology is the exam of a single cell type, as often found in fluid specimens.
It's mainly used to diagnose or screen for cancer.
It's also used to screen for fetal abnormalities, for pap smears, to diagnose infectious organisms, and in other screening and diagnostic areas.
Liquid-based cytology is a method of preparing samples for examination in cytopathology.
The sample is collected, normally by a small brush, in the same way as for a conventional smear test, but rather than the smear being transferred directly to a microscope slide, the sample is deposited into a small bottle of preservative liquid.
