Specimen Requirements
Title
CYTOLOGY, URINE
Specimen Requirement
Second morning specimen; voided or catheterized urine; intraoperative washings of urinary bladder, urethra, ureters, or renal pelvis. Please collect no less than 20 mL. Refrigerate specimen but do not allow specimen to freeze. Note: Please use the required pap/tissue requisitions provided.
Methodology
Papanicolaou stain.
Stability
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Reference Range
Presence or absence of malignant cells. Abnormal cells related to certain non-neoplastic conditions.
Turnaround
2-4 days.
Clinical Use
Aids in the detection of malignant cells.
Test Code
UCYTO