Cytology and histology cervical screening

Is cervical smear cytology or histology?
Papanicolaou cytology (Pap smear) is widely used as a cervical cytology screening method for reasons such as the ability to detect precursor lesions of cervical cancer at high rates, low cost and feasibility of applicability (2)._{Mar 11, 2020}.
What is cytology in cervical screening?
The Pap test (also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology) collects cervical cells so they can be checked for changes caused by HPV that may—if left untreated—turn into cervical cancer..
What is the cytological basis of cervical screening?
Cervical screening looks for the human papillomavirus ( HPV ) which can cause abnormal cells on the cervix.
If HPV is found a cytology test is used as a triage, to check for any abnormal cells.
If no abnormal cells are found, a follow up screen is arranged for 12 months' time..
What is the difference between histology and cytology?
What is the difference between cytology and histology? Cytology and histology are different branches of pathology.
Cytology generally involves looking at individual cells or clusters of cells.
Histology involves examining an entire section of tissue, which contains many types of cells..
Cervical screening looks for the human papillomavirus ( HPV ) which can cause abnormal cells on the cervix.
If HPV is found a cytology test is used as a triage, to check for any abnormal cells.
If no abnormal cells are found, a follow up screen is arranged for 12 months' time.

May 27, 2021Inconsistencies between cervical cytology and colposcopic biopsy histology can lead to confusion in diagnosis and clinical management. 9 AbstractINTRODUCTIONMETHODSDISCUSSION

May 27, 2021The Papanicolau test is the primary screening procedure to detect abnormal cervical cells. Colposcopy is the main procedure for discriminating AbstractINTRODUCTIONMETHODSDISCUSSION

May 27, 2021The Papanicolau test is the primary screening procedure to detect abnormal cervical cells. Colposcopy is the main procedure for discriminating AbstractINTRODUCTIONRESULTSDISCUSSION

Terminology

Use the existing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) terminology for the histological reporting of squamous intraepithelial neoplasia

Histology Report

Reporting Cervical Biopsies

5.1 Adequate Consider as adequate any biopsy that shows an abnormality irrespective of its size

Histopathology and Cytology Correlation

The cervical biopsy (punch or loop) should explain the cytological findings. Correlate the histology and cytology in every case

Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Working

Laboratory Quality Standards

Laboratories must: 1

Performance Monitoring

All pathologists and consultant biomedical scientists who report cervical histology for people referred by the screening programme must monitor

Audit

11.1 Audit of histopathology reports Audit is an integral part of a pathologist’s work

Acknowledgements

Dr Paul Cross, Dr Karin Denton, Dr Steve Ferryman, Dr Raji Ganesan, Jackie Jamison

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