How is cervical cancer diagnosed?
The most common screening test to detect cervical cancer or precancerous cells (dysplasia) is the Pap test.
During a Pap test, the doctor takes a sample of cells from the surface of the cervix inside the vagina, and then sends the sample to be reviewed by pathologists in a lab at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center..
What are the 4 stages of cervical cancer?
Early stage cervical cancer usually includes stages .
- A,
- B and
- A.
Locally advanced cervical cancer usually includes stages .- B, 3 and
- A.
Advanced stage cervical cancer usually means stage .- B
What are the techniques used in the cervical cytology lab?
Three sampling methods are considered as acceptable for preparing conventional Pap smears: (i) the cervical broom; (ii) the combination of a spatula and an endocervical brush; and (iii) the extended tip spatula..
What cells are seen in cervical cytology?
Of the four main types of squamous cervical (superficial, intermediate, parabasal and basal), superficial, and intermediate cells represent the overwhelming majority in a conventional smear.
Parabasal cells occur less frequently, and basal cells are exceedingly rare.
Endocervical cells sometimes are seen..
What is abnormal cervical cytology?
Abnormal.
An abnormal result means that cell changes were found on your cervix.
This usually does not mean that you have cervical cancer.
Abnormal changes on your cervix are likely caused by HPV..
What is cytology in gynecologic cancers?
Gynaecological cytology is used for the early detection of cancer in the female reproductive organs.
The best known example of this is the cancer smear and the Papanicolaou test (or Pap test, for short)..
- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
There are changes to the cells that cover the outside of the cervix (squamous cells).
There are 3 grades of CIN and they relate to how deeply the abnormal cells have gone into the skin covering the cervix. - Of the four main types of squamous cervical (superficial, intermediate, parabasal and basal), superficial, and intermediate cells represent the overwhelming majority in a conventional smear.
Parabasal cells occur less frequently, and basal cells are exceedingly rare.
Endocervical cells sometimes are seen.
