EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY Prt 2 Flashcards
GYNECOLOGIC SPECIMENS
Vaginal and
Cervical smears
• Screening test for precancerous condition
• Not an identification for cancer
• Recommended for females (35 yrs old and above)
VAGINAL AND CERVICAL SMEARS
If the female has a child = recommended to undergo______
Pap Smear
True or False
Vaginal and Cervical Smears are diagnostic
False
: junction of endocervical mucosa
Transformation Zone
• T-zone
Vaginal and Cervical Smears
Collection:
Aspiration of posterior fornix
Swabbing
Vaginal and Cervical Smear
• Instruments:
• 8-inch alass pipette and rubber bulb (for cancer cytology
• Sterile tongue depressor (for hormonal studies)
• Avre’s spatula
• Cervix brush
Precautions for Vaginal Smear Prep
Patient must avoid vaginal examination or douching_____ before collection
Spread smear thinly in a_____ motion
Glass pipette must be absolutely____
No ____ or ____must be used
24-48 hrs
rotary
dry
No lubricant or powder
CYTOLOGIC COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
Vaginal scrape
Vulvar scrape
Endocervical brush
Lateral vaginal scrape
Four quadrant vaginal scrape
CYTOLOGIC COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
• Samples of endocervical canal
Endocervical brush
CYTOLOGIC COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
• Patients with hysterectomy
Vaginal scrape
CYTOLOGIC COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
For hormonal evaluation
Lateral vaginal scrape
CYTOLOGIC COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
For localization of vaginal adenosis
Four quadrant vaginal scrape
CYTOLOGIC COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
For detection of herpetic lesions or carcinoma
Vulvar scrape
Pap staining
Developed by
Dr. George Papanicolau
Detects human uterine and cervical CA.
Pap staining method
• Cytologic evaluation of other secretions
• Transparent blue staining of cytoplasm
• Excellent nuclear detail is produced
• Color range is predictable
Pap staining method
• Valuable in comparing cellular appearances in smears
Pap staining
3 stains used in pap staining
Hematoxylin
OG6 (Orange Green)
Eosin Azure
Hematoxylin stains..
Nuclear structure
OG6 (orange green) stains..
Cytoplasm of mature cell
Eosin Azure stains..
Cytoplasm of immature cell
Eosin Azure
Components:
• Eosin
• PTA
• Light Green Stain (36, 50, 65)
• Lithium carbonate
• Bismarck brown
• It omitted the Bismarck’s brown dye from the EA solution
• Sharpness of color and brilliant staining reactions are improved
MODIFIED PAP’S METHOD
MODIFIED PAP’S METHOD
It omitted the _______from the EA solution
• Sharpness of color and brilliant staining reactions are improved
Bismarck’s brown dye
• Inexpensive
• Not commonly used nowadays
• Performed regularly even in pregnant women without undue risk
VAGINAL HORMONAL CYTOLOGY
VAGINAL HORMONAL CYTOLOGY
• No prior vaginal examination or douching in the last_____
24 hrs
Wooden Hormonal Cytology
_________ of vaginal well
• Less contamination and accessible
_______is recommended only in vaginal hormonal studies
• Upper lateral 3rd
• Wooden spatula
Wooden Hormonal Cytology
Assess smear and staining quality
Detect RBC and WBC
Detect type of exfoliated cells
Rough assessment of cell proportion
LPO
Wooden Hormonal Cytology
LPO
Assess____ and _____ quality
Detect___ and ____
Detect type of_______
Rough assessment of______
smear and staining
RBC and WBC
exfoliated cells
cell proportion