The Cytopathology Laboratory diagnoses malignant and premalignant lesions and diseases on the microscopic level.
One of the most common tests the lab processes and analyzes is the Pap test..
Scrape or brush cytology: This procedure involves scraping or brushing some cells from the organ or tissue that's being tested.
Some areas where doctors use scrape or brush cytology include the breathing tubes that lead to the lungs, cervix (for a Pap test), esophagus, mouth and stomach..
Non-gynae cytology specimens are either fluid based or received as smears of fine needle aspirations (FNA) or imprints of tissue biopsies on glass slides.
Specimens should be sent in sample containers of an appropriate size to adequately hold the specimen..
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..
(This is also sometimes called a brush biopsy.) An example of a cytology test that samples cells this way is the Pap test.
For this test, a small spatula and/or brush is used to remove cells from the cervix (the lower part of the uterus or womb)..
Results on non-gynecologic cytology specimens are available within two working days of receipt in the laboratory.
Routine GYN Pap tests are processed and read as quickly as possible.
Results are usually available within five to seven working days of receipt in the laboratory.
The Cytology Laboratory offers testing of gynecological, non-gynecological and fine needle aspiration specimens in determining normal and disease-altered cells from the various body sites.
Cytodiagnostic methods provide a rapid, inexpensive, simple means of diagnosis that can supplement or replace a frozen section or a biopsy.
The Cytopathology Laboratory diagnoses malignant and premalignant lesions and diseases on the microscopic level.
One of the most common tests the lab processes and analyzes is the Pap test.
The Pap test is one of the most successful cancer-screening tools ever developed, reducing deaths from cervical cancer by about 70 percent.
The Cytology Laboratory evaluates specimens from various body sites for the detection of cancer, precancerous changes and other benign conditions.
It is located in the Department of Pathology on the third floor of the Hospital Expansion Building, rooms 3001 and 3035 A-D.
The laboratory is open from 0730-1630, Monday through Friday.
