Gynaecologic cytology

Short description: Field of pathology

A Pap test showing a low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Pap stain.

Gynaecologic cytology, also gynecologic cytology, is a field of pathology concerned with the investigation of disorders of the female genital tract.[1]

The most common investigation in this field is the Pap test, which is used to screen for potentially precancerous lesions of the cervix. Cytology can also be used to investigate disorders of the ovaries, uterus, vagina and vulva.

Gynaecologic cytology makes frequent use of the Bethesda system in order to grade the results of HPV testing.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Mody, Dina R.; Thrall, Michael J.; Krishnamurthy, Savitri, eds. (2018-01-01), "Cytopreparation, Instrumentation, and Automated Screening in Gynecologic Cytology", Diagnostic Pathology: Cytopathology (Second Edition), Diagnostic Pathology (Elsevier): pp. 8–9, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-54763-5.50011-8, ISBN 978-0-323-54763-5, https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780323547635500118, retrieved 2024-11-01
2. ↑ Mody, Dina R.; Thrall, Michael J.; Krishnamurthy, Savitri, eds. (2018-01-01), "Pap Test and Cervical Cancer Screening: History and Reporting Terminology", Diagnostic Pathology: Cytopathology (Second Edition), Diagnostic Pathology (Elsevier): pp. 4–7, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-54763-5.50010-6, ISBN 978-0-323-54763-5, https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780323547635500106, retrieved 2024-11-01

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Human papillomavirus

Related
diseases|

| Cancers|

* Cervical cancer
* cancers
* Anal
* Vaginal
* Vulvar
* Penile
* Head and neck cancer (HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer)

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Warts|

*     * genital
* plantar
* flat
* Laryngeal papillomatosis
* Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
* Focal epithelial hyperplasia
* Papilloma

Others|

Acrochordon (skin tags)

Vaccine|

* HPV vaccines
* Cervarix
* Gardasil

Screening|

* Pap test:
* stain
* Bethesda system
* Cytopathology
* Cytotechnology
* Experimental techniques:
* Speculoscopy
* Cervicography

Colposcopy|

| Biopsy histology|

* Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
* Koilocyte
* Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN)
* Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN)

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Treatment|

* Cervical conization
* Loop electrical excision procedure (LEEP)

History|

* Georgios Papanikolaou
* Harald zur Hausen

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