Cytology definition veterinary

The first step in making a cytological diagnosis is to classify the lesion into one of five general categories of disease processes:

1. 1) inflammation
2. 2) cyst formation
3. 3) hemorrhagic lesion
4. 4) neoplasia
5. 5) mixed cell population

In some cases, more than one pathologic process may be occurring simultaneously in a single lesion.

Histopathology focuses on the architecture of the tissue and provides more information about the tissue than cytology.
With this type of laboratory examination, the accuracy of a diagnosis is usually high.
The veterinary pathologist can often offer an opinion on the likely course of the disease, what is called the prognosis.