Most Dynacare tests start with a trained laboratory technician taking a sample of your blood, urine, feces or other specimen.
Being prepared for this procedure can help make sure that the whole process runs smoothly and, more importantly, that you get accurate test results..
This test looks at a sample of your urine to see if it contains abnormal cells.
The test is used to diagnose cancers of the urinary tract.
These include cancers of the kidney, bladder, ureter, and urethra.
A healthcare provider called a pathologist looks at the cells from your urine sample under a microscope..
Because cytology is the most reliable urine test for detecting bladder cancer, a positive cytology finding should be treated as indicating cancer somewhere in the urinary tract until proven otherwise.
If cystoscopy findings are negative in the setting of positive cytology findings, further evaluation of the urinary tract is required.
Specificity of cytology and sensitivity for low-grade tumors significantly changed when performed by a local cytologist at the beginning of the learning period.
This suggests that in the diagnosis of bladder cancer, the cytologist’s level of experience has an important impact on the clinical value of urinary cytology. [ 67] .
The procedure takes between 10 and 20 minutes.
Because the urine from your first morning urination remains in your bladder for many hours through the night, the cells may degrade and not be useful for urine cytology.
However, this doesn’t mean you should urinate right before the test.
What is urine cytology?
A pathologist will analyze the cells under a microscope to see if there are any abnormalities.
They may also look at the cells in a culture dish to see if bacteria or other organisms are growing.
Cystoscopy
Your doctor may order a urine cytology exam if you have any of these symptoms:
