… smears examination by conventional method in the Department of Pathology at a teaching
tertiary care hospital of the Eastern zone of … The specimen for Pap smears were collected from …

… In the 1988 Bethesda System, specimen adequacy of a Papanicolaou (Pap) smear
includes one category called less than optimal, which indicates that the smear provides useful …

… of abnormal pap smears in the central region of KSA, smears cytology findings, and the
clinical and personal characteristics of patients who were diagnosed with abnormal pap smears. …

… (2) Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear) is one of the cervical screening methods which is …
consecutive normal Pap smears could have their next Pap smear after 3 years. Pap smear is not …

… cervicovaginal cytology-Papanicolaou (Pap) smear has been … women on cervical Pap smears
in the department of Pathology in … cervical cytology in papanicolaou smears at tertiary care …

… smear (Papanicolaou/Pap) as a screening tool has significantly reduced the incidence of
cervical cancer. Cytohistopathological correlation of Pap smear is … of 500 pap smears screened, …

… Twenty (8.3%) of 241 patients had abnormal Papanicolaou smears with atypia, koilocytosis,
… Papanicolaou (Pap) smears were obtained to determine the relationship between HPV …

… The Papanicolaou smear is a type of exfoliative cytology. Exfoliative cytology is the study
of cells desquamated or shed from the body surfaces (eg cervix) or lesions for the purpose of …

… smears were collected using an extended-tip/Ayer’s spatula to sample the transformation
zone … The smear was stained with Papanicolaou stain and cytological interpretation was done …

… Sample was smeared onto a glass slide and immediately fixed in 95% ethyl alcohol for
15 minutes. Air dried samples were transported to the laboratory and reviewed by …