Open AccessComparative assessment of conventional papanicolaou and modified ultrafast papanicolaou stains in fine needle aspiration samples and body fluids
Author(s) -
P Arul,
S Eniya,
P. Mohanraj,
Suresh Masilamani,
P Kanmani,
C Lingasamy
Publication year - 2018
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/joc.joc_94_17
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , stain , medicine , fine needle aspiration , staining , pathology , body fluid , radiology , biopsy , cancer , cervical cancer
Conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) stain has undergone many modifications; of these, ultrafast Pap stain is the most popular as it shortens the turnaround time of reporting. Application of modified ultrafast Pap (MUFP) stain in the evaluation of fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples and body fluids are scanty.