A healthcare provider extracts synovial fluid by inserting a needle into a joint and drawing it out, a process known as arthrocentisis.
This sample is then assessed for: physical traits, such as color or viscosity. chemical profiles, such as protein or uric acid levels..
Most fluids for cytologic exam should be submitted in an EDTA (purple top) tube.
A red-top tube should be submitted if any chemistry tests (e.g. urea nitrogen, triglycerides, glucose) or culture are also requested from the fluid.
Urine can be submitted in a red-top tube for cytology..
A cytology exam of pleural fluid is a laboratory test to detect cancer cells and certain other cells in the fluid from the area that surrounds the lungs.
This area is called the pleural space.
Cytology means the study of cells..
Body fluid cytology is a diagnostic procedure worldwide and its history can be traced back to the 19th century.
Lucke and Klebs were believed to be the first investigators who recognized the presence of malignant cells in an ascitic fluid in 1867 [1]..
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.
Pathognomic of Granulosa cell tumor ovary (Sex Cord Tumor)
