Open AccessA comparative analysis of conventional and SurePath liquid-based cervicovaginal cytology: A study of 140 cases
Author(s) -
Jyotsna Sharma,
Pampa Ch Toi,
Neelaiah Siddaraju,
Malliga Sundareshan,
Syed Habeebullah
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.182525
Subject(s) - medicine , liquid based cytology , papanicolaou stain , bethesda system , ascus (bryozoa) , papanicolaou test , cytology , gynecology , squamous intraepithelial lesion , cervical cancer screening , cervical cancer , staining , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , obstetrics , pathology , cancer , botany , ascospore , spore , biology
The role of Papanicolaou (Pap) test in cervical cancer screening need not be overemphasized. While most Western countries have adopted the liquid-based cytology (LBC), which is considered superior, many developing countries are still using the conventional Pap smear (CPS) technique.