Pap smear results are reported as normal, abnormal, or unsatisfactory for evaluation.
A normal, also called negative, Pap smear result indicates that no evidence of abnormal cells were found in the sample..
Gynecological cytology, also known as PAP test, involves observing a cervical sample under a microscope in order to screen for a cancer or lesions that may develop into cervical cancer..
Cytology reports may be the format through which pathologists record pathologist-procured FNA clinic visits and are often the only record of immediate microscopic evaluation of a cytologic specimen for adequacy.
Gynecologic cytopathology is a subset of cytopathology.
Gynecologic usually refers to Pap test specimens, i.e. uterine cervix, vaginal vault; other gynecologic specimens are considered non-gynecologic .
This article deals only with cervical cytopathology.
An introduction to cytopathology is in the cytopathology article.
