Objetivo: Diseñar una estrategia de intervención educativa sobre el examen Papanicolaou en mujeres 25 a 64 años. Metodología: Se trabajó un diseño tipo descriptivo correlacional corte transversal. Resultados: El 85 % las que mueren por cáncer cervical nunca tuvieron prueba del Papanicolaou. En los últimos 3 años porcentaje latinas (con seguro médico, acceso la salud, dental y vacunas), se hizo ...

BACKGROUND We describe and evaluate efforts to improve the follow-up care of patients with abnormal Papanicolaou test results at an academic family practice center at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. METHODS From 1994 to 1996, 1796 patients received Papanicolaou testing; 147 (8 percent) of the smears had abnormal findings--16 percent had atypia, 83 percent had dysplasia, and 1 percent had ca...

background and objective: cutaneous cytology is the study of scraping or smears obtained from skin lesions. although not commonly employed, cutaneous cytology has been a useful tool for clinicians due to simplified procedures and high sensitivity and specificity of presurgical clinical diagnosis of common types of skin tumors. this investigation was conducted to study usefulness of cutaneous cy...

BACKGROUND The appropriate approach to women with mild dyskaryotic changes on Papanicolaou smear is subject to controversy. Our aim was to assess the usefulness of cervicography as a diagnostic test in detecting cervical cancer or its precursors. METHODS We undertook an extensive literature search looking for pertinent studies of cervicography published between 1966 and 1996. Eligible studies...

Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in India and one of the main causes of lymphadenopathy. However, anti-tubercular treatment cannot be given only on clinical suspicion. Cytomorphology with acid fast staining proves to be a valuable tool in diagnosing these cases. Aim: To assess the role of FNAC in diagnosing tuberculous lymphadenitis and also to study the role of repeat ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate imprint cytology in the context of specimens with microcalcifications derived from Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (VABB). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 93 women with microcalcifications BI-RADS 3 and 4 underwent VABB and imprint samples were examined. VABB was performed on Fischer's table using 11-gauge Mammotome vacuum probes. A mammogram of the cores after the proced...

Comparison of Nucleus and Cytoplasm Diameter Buccal Mucosa Cells in Cigarette Smokers Nonsmokers: A Cytomorphometric Study using Feulgen Papanicolaou Stains

OBJECTIVE: To reduce false-negative rates of population based cervical screening programs employing conventional cytology in combination with automated DNA image cytometer. METHODS: Involved cervical samples from a total of 3603 women were taken by a cervix brush and then placed into a fixative solution. The cells were separated from mucus by mechanical and chemical treatment after which they w...

Four methods for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal secretions from 88 symptomatic patients were compared: wet-mount examination, Kupferberg liquid medium, Hirsch charcoal agar, and the Papanicolaou smear. Hirsch diphasic slants and Kupferberg medium did not significantly differ in sensitivity from direct examination of wet mounts. The Papanicolaou smear identification of trichom...

A 68-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of the presence of neurological symptoms (mainly frontal headache and confusion) and signs of meningeal irritation. According to his medical records, he was an ex-smoker (2 years ago) and he suffered from perennial rhinitis. The patient did not report labor precedents in relation to the exposure to wood, leather or others. After physical examin...