To make a cell smear or cell block, an aliquot of the sample, typically 50 mL in pleural and peritoneal fluid specimens, is centrifuged with a bench top centrifuge.
The supernatant is aspirated and the sediment is used for preparing direct cell smears or cell blocks..
The Cytology Laboratory evaluates specimens from various body sites for the detection of cancer, precancerous changes and other benign conditions..
To make a cell smear or cell block, an aliquot of the sample, typically 50 mL in pleural and peritoneal fluid specimens, is centrifuged with a bench top centrifuge.
The supernatant is aspirated and the sediment is used for preparing direct cell smears or cell blocks..
A cytology test is different from a biopsy.
During a biopsy, tissue from a certain area of the body is removed and analyzed for cancer.
A cytology test removes and studies a fewer number of cells.
With a cytology test, the cytological morphology of the cells collected are studied under a microscope..
(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).Aug 1, 2023.
What does cytologic findings mean.
Cytologic evaluation is the analysis of cells from the body under a microscope.
This is done to determine what the cells look like, and how they form and function.
The test is usually used to look for cancers and precancerous changes.
It may also be used to look for viral infections in cells.
What happens to biopsy and cytology specimens.
Standard procedures and methods are used to process nearly all types of biopsy samples.
These procedures are the usual ways that a sample is prepared in the lab.
Other procedures, which are described later, may also be done on certain types of samples (such as:
Diagnosing diseases by looking at single cells and small clusters of cells is called cytology or cytopathology.
It’s an important part of diagnosing some types of cancer.
Compared with tissue biopsy, a cytology specimen usually:
