Open AccessCorrelation between the cytology of urine sediment in fresh sample and smears stained by Papanicolaou and Giemsa methods
Author(s) -
Palaoro Luis Alberto,
Margarita Angerosa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.130666
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , medicine , pathology , cytology , urine , giemsa stain , urinary system , urine cytology , stain , renal pelvis , urology , staining , cystoscopy , anatomy , cancer , cervical cancer
Urine excreted by the body has a variable composition in different physiological and pathological conditions. The cells that come from the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra are carried by the urine, and therefore, they can be observed in fresh samples and in smears with Giemsa and Papanicolaou stain.