Includes Pap results requiring physician interpretation will be performed. If concurrent testing for HPV is desired then, a separately obtained swab must be obtained and separately ordered. HPV Reflex testing is not available with Conventional Pap Smear orders.
Preferred Specimen(s) One smear fixed immediately with spray fixative or 95% ethyl alcohol
Reject Criteria
- Slide broken in transit beyond our ability to repair
- Unlabeled slide (labels on the slide carrier are not acceptable)
- Mismatch between name of patient on slide and name on test requisition
Methodology Microscopy
Clinical Significance The Conventional Pap Smear is intended for use in screening for the presence of atypical cells, cervical cancer, or its precursor lesions, as well as all other cytologic categories as defined by the latest “The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical/Vaginal Cytologic Diagnoses”. Not reliable for endometrial screening.