Cytopathology
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Cytopathology (from Greek , kytos, "a hollow"; , pathos, "fate, harm"; and , -logia) is a branch of pathology that studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level. The discipline was founded by Rudolf Virchow in 1858. A common application of cytopathology is the Pap smear, used as a screening tool, to detect precancerous cervical lesions and prevent cervical cancer. Cytopathology is also commonly used to investigate thyroid lesions, diseases involving sterile body cavities (peritoneal, pleural, and cerebrospinal), and a wide range of other body sites. It is usually used to aid in the diagnosis of cancer, but also helps in the diagnosis of certain infectious diseases and other inflammatory conditions. Cytopathology is generally used on samples of free cells or tissue fragments, in contrast to histopathology, which studies whole tissues.
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- Related: Cell biology, Clinical pathology, Anatomical pathology
| American Society of Cytopathology American Society of Cytopathology www.cytopathology.org - Web |
| British Association for Cytopathology British Association for Cytopathology www.britishcytology.org.uk - Web |
| Australian Society of Cytology Australian Society of Cytology cytology-asc.com - Web |
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| Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology www.papsociety.org - Web |
| List of Societies List of Societies cytologycongress.org/societies.html - Web |
