Clinical cytology is a specialist diagnostic activity that, based on an exhaustive analysis of the appearance of cells and their basic parts, provides a cytological diagnosis and an opinion on the complete sample, and, if necessary, gives the necessary recommendations on further procedures or treatment.
It can be applied in almost all organs and organic systems of the human body.
It is divided into two branches, aspiration and exfoliative cytology, depending on the method of obtaining cells for analysis:
Aspiration cytology – cells for analysis are obtained by puncture with a thin needle.
Exfoliative cytology – cells are spontaneously exfoliated into body fluids or swabs of cells are taken from the surface of various mucous membranes of the body.
Aspiration cytological punctures at theSpecialty Hospital Medico are performed under the control of the ultrasound. This especially applies to punctures of the breast, thyroid, lymph nodes and other organs.
ISSUING MEDICAL RESULTS
Cytological result of an aspiration (non-gynaecological) cytology are ready within 24 h, and can be obtained usually until the end of the working day when the sample was taken.
Cytological findings of gynaecological cytology (Pap test, uterobrush, vulva cytology) are issued within 7 to 10 working days.
CYTOLOGICAL TESTS
– cytological punctures and analyses of organs and tissues under the control of imaging techniques (UZV)
- breast
- Thyroid
- salivary glands
- lymph nodes
- other formations and callous formations
- cytological examination of breast discharge
- cytological examination of urine
- cytological examinations of swabs of the mucous membrane of the mouth and nose
- cytological analysis of sputum (cough)
- cytological analysis of samples taken during bronchoscopy
- cytological punctures and bone marrow analyses
- leucogram (differential blood picture from peripheral blood smear)
- pap test
- direct endometrial cytology – uterobrush
- cytology of the vulva
- taking a sample for pathohistological analysis of a breast tumour (core biopsy)
