Atlas of Urinary Cytopathology

Atlas of Urinary Cytopathology PDF Author: Syed Z. Ali, MD
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
ISBN: 9781933864662
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Book Description
Exfoliative and instrumented (catheterized) urines are the most common types of specimens evaluated in a cytology laboratory. The typical clinical presentation is a patient with new onset of urinary symptoms, asymptomatic hematuria, or patient with prior history of urothelial carcinoma on routine surveillance. A careful examination of exfoliated cells from the urinary tract can lead to a fast, relatively simple, economical and accurate cytopathologic diagnosis, which is crucial for timely patient management. However, there are a number of common non-neoplastic reactive conditions that can morp.