Comparative study of conventional Papanicolaou and ultrafast Papanicolaou stains in fine needle aspiration samples and body fluids
Background: Ultra Papanicolaou stain was introduced as a hybrid of Romanowsky and Papanicolaou stains. It enhances the quality and reduces the time. Materials and Methods: Five hundred and ninety-five fine needle aspiration and body fluid samples were collected. The fine needle aspiration procedur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association of Clinical Pathologists of Nepal
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pathology of Nepal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/71320 |
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| Summary: | Background: Ultra Papanicolaou stain was introduced as a hybrid of Romanowsky and Papanicolaou stains. It enhances the quality and reduces the time.
Materials and Methods: Five hundred and ninety-five fine needle aspiration and body fluid samples were collected. The fine needle aspiration procedure was performed by standard method; smears were fixed in 95% propanol and stained with conventional and ultra Papanicolaou stains. Four parameters were considered and scored (background, cell morphology, nuclear staining, and overall staining pattern).
Results: The quality of ultra Papanicolaou stain smears was better than conventional pap stain, and this difference was statistically significant.
Conclusions: UltraPap stain, compared to conventional Pap stain, provides an excellent alternative in cytological staining for the evaluation of various organs and fluids for benign and malignant pathology. |
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| ISSN: | 2091-0797 2091-0908 |