Cytology

What’s cytology?

Cytology is the examination of a single cell. These cells are sometimes present in fluid samples. Cytology is used to do the next:

• Diagnose or display for most cancers or illnesses

• Display screen for fetal abnormalities

• Display screen for Pap exams

• Diagnose infectious organisms

• Work with different screening and diagnostic areas

The cells to be examined could also be taken by these strategies:

• Scraping or brushing the tissue floor, corresponding to throughout a Pap check

• Amassing physique fluids, corresponding to for urine or respiratory mucus (phlegm)

• Eradicating cells by drawing them by way of a high quality needle (fine-needle aspiration), corresponding to stomach fluid in ascites, pleural fluid from the lungs, cells from a thyroid nodule, or cerebrospinal fluid from the spinal canal

• Doing different forms of tissue biopsy 

Cytology is totally different from histology. Cytology typically means taking a look at a single cell by itself. Histology is taking a look at a complete block of tissue.