SurePath Imaging Pap and C. trachomatis N. gonorrhoeae
- Laboratory
- Quest Diagnostics
- Test code
- 18816
- Specimen
- Pap sample collected with a cytobroom. Cytobroom tip submitted in a SurePath™ vial. Alcohol based solution that serves as preservative and transport media for gynecological samples.
- Fasting
- Not stated as required
What the laboratory says this test is for
Liquid based Pap testing is intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by the Bethesda System for Reporting Results of Cervical Cytology. Pap screening is not reliable for the detection of endometrial cancer.
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