cytologic smear

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cytologic smear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

cytosmear, smear

alimentary tract smear - any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts

cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells

bronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear - any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs

cytologic specimen - a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis

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Liquid-based cervical cytologic smear study and conventional Papanicolaou smears: a metaanalysis of prospective studies comparing cytologic diagnosis and sample adequacy.

Comparison of conventional Papanicolaou cytology samples with liquid-based cervical cytology samples from women in Pernambuco, Brazil

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Liquid-based cervical cytologic smear study and conventional Papanicolaou smears: A meta-analysis of prospective studies comparing cytologic diagnosis and sample adequacy.

Is the ThinPrep better than conventional Pap smear at detecting cervical cancer?

Use of water-soluble gel in obtaining the cervical cytologic smear. Acta Cytol 1997; 41:1861-1862.

Water versus gel lubricant for cervical cytology specimens

The relatively lower amount of DNA yielded by a cytologic smear is compensated for by more sensitive genomic platforms, including NGS, that require less sample material and time.

Cytology Smears in the Era of Molecular Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Doing More With Less

The spontaneous abortion occurred in a patient who had a history of recurrent spontaneous abortions; she was in her first trimester, and she aborted 4 days after her cervical cytologic smear with swab and spatula (Table 2).

The effectiveness and safety of two cervical cytologic techniques during pregnancy

Women with low-grade premalignant Pap smear results arc triaged based on cytologic findings alone and are not examined by colposcopy until a high-grade cytologic smear is obtained.

'See and treat' electrosurgical loop excision of the cervical transformation zone

In an attempt to establish the types of errors associated with cervical smears in this selected population, repeat cervical cytologic smear slides of all biopsy-proven high-grade lesions were reviewed by one of the authors, a pathologist who regularly reads cytologic smears at the study institution.

A comparison of the reliability of repeat cervical smears and colposcopy in patients with abnormal cervical cytology

Women presenting for routine cervical cytologic screening and those who had previously had an atypical cytologic smear were eligible.

Naked-eye inspection of the cervix after acetic acid application may improve the predictive value of negative cytologic screening

The cytologic smear at 4 months may show reparative changes, but no intervention is indicated unless there is clear-cut residual CIN.

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: current management options

Cervicography provides excellent ectocervical screening, and the cytologic smear enables suitable endocervical screening.

Cervical carcinoma in situ undetected by Papanicolaou smear but identified by cervicography: a case report

The economic cost and risk of waiting three successive years for cytologic testing in an already defined noncompliant patient may exceed the cost for a single cytologic smear with cervicography.