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Surveillance of an At Risk Population: Assessment of Postal Urine Cytology
Author(s) -
CUMMING J. A.,
MclNTYRE MARGARET A.,
MACINTYRE CECILIA C. A.,
HARGREAVE T. B.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb05312.x
Subject(s) - urine , medicine , urine cytology , cytology , population , gynecology , urinary system , pathology , cystoscopy , environmental health
Summary— The urine postal cytology kit Urotel was assessed against our standard cytological method; 184 patients attending for routine surveillance cystourethroscopy provided free flow urine specimens. The urine cytology was reported blind. Comparison of the 2 tests showed similar specificity but significantly higher sensitivity with the Urotel kit. These kits may have a place in the surveillance of patients at high risk of recurrent tumour or those with carcinoma in situ , reducing the frequency of hospital attendance.