Some of the ways a provider can collect cytology test samples include: Brushing or scraping tissue from the surface of a part of your body.
Collecting fluid or discharge samples from your body, such as a pee sample.
Using fine-needle aspiration to draw a fluid sample from an area in your body..
Body cavity fluids Using standard paracentesis technique, obtain a fluid specimen from the desired body cavity.
If necessary, move the patient into multiple positions to suspend cellular material in the fluid.
A minimum of 10 mL of specimen is recommended; 50–100 mL is optimal for cytologic evaluation..
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..
The Cytology Laboratory evaluates specimens from various body sites for the detection of cancer, precancerous changes and other benign conditions..
What is cytology? Cytology (also known as cytopathology) involves examining cells from bodily tissues or fluids to determine a diagnosis.
A certain kind of physician, called a pathologist, will look at the cells in the tissue sample under a microscope and look for characteristics or abnormalities in the cells..
