Papanicolaou Test

"Papanicolaou Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Cytological preparation of cells collected from a mucosal surface and stained with Papanicolaou stain.

Descriptor ID	D065006
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.384.100.422 E01.370.225.998.054.422 E04.074.422 E05.200.500.384.100.422 E05.200.998.054.422 E05.242.384.100.422
Concept/Terms	Papanicolaou Test Papanicolaou Test Test, Papanicolaou Pap Test Test, Pap Pap Smear Smear, Pap Papanicolaou Smear Smear, Papanicolaou

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Papanicolaou Test".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E01.370.225.500.384]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100]
Papanicolaou Test [E01.370.225.500.384.100.422]
Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054]
Papanicolaou Test [E01.370.225.998.054.422]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Biopsy [E04.074]
Papanicolaou Test [E04.074.422]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.200.500.384]
Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100]
Papanicolaou Test [E05.200.500.384.100.422]
Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
Biopsy [E05.200.998.054]
Papanicolaou Test [E05.200.998.054.422]
Cytological Techniques [E05.242]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.242.384]
Biopsy [E05.242.384.100]
Papanicolaou Test [E05.242.384.100.422]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Papanicolaou Test".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Papanicolaou Test".

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2003	2	0	2
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	2	3
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Papanicolaou Test" by people in Profiles.

Nikolaus Y, Mujumdar V, Padgaonkar P, Buchanan E, Goldberg A. Cytology-histology correlation of cervical Papanicolaou smears and biopsies performed at a single institution compared to those performed at different institutions. Cytopathology. 2023 Jan; 34(1):61-65.

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Sansoni M, Tagai EK, Lapitan E, Wen KY, Xu J, Belfiglio A, Hudson SV, Kohler RE, Hernandez E, Miller SM. Development of a text message-based intervention for follow-up colposcopy among predominately underserved Black and Hispanic/Latinx women. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Jun; 33(6):861-873.

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Jodry D, Blemur D, Nguyen ML, Kuhn T, Easley K, Wang H, Ramaswamy M, Birdsong G, Kohut A, Manobianco B, Flowers L. Criminal Justice Involvement and Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Results Among Women in an Urban Safety Net Hospital. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2021 Apr 01; 25(2):81-85.

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Miller SM, Tagai EK, Wen KY, Lee M, Hui SA, Kurtz D, Scarpato J, Hernandez E. Predictors of adherence to follow-up recommendations after an abnormal Pap smear among underserved inner-city women. Patient Educ Couns. 2017 Jul; 100(7):1353-1359.

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Layfield LJ, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Baloch Z, Ehya H, Geisinger K, Hsiao SJ, Lin O, Lindeman NI, Roh M, Schmitt F, Sidiropoulos N, VanderLaan PA. Utilization of ancillary studies in the cytologic diagnosis of respiratory lesions: The papanicolaou society of cytopathology consensus recommendations for respiratory cytology. Diagn Cytopathol. 2016 Dec; 44(12):1000-1009.

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Sawaya GF, Kulasingam S, Denberg TD, Qaseem A. Cervical Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Women: Best Practice Advice From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jun 16; 162(12):851-9.

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Vinekar KS, Vahratian A, Hall KS, West BT, Caldwell A, Bell JD, Dalton VK. Cervical Cancer Screening, Pelvic Examinations, and Contraceptive Use Among Adolescent and Young Adult Females. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Aug; 57(2):169-73.

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Blatt AJ, Kennedy R, Luff RD, Austin RM, Rabin DS. Comparison of cervical cancer screening results among 256,648 women in multiple clinical practices. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 May; 123(5):282-8.

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HooKim K, Lieberman RW, Smola BM, Knoepp SM. "Equivocal" high-risk HPV DNA tests performed on ThinPrep specimens after ASC-US diagnoses are associated with an increased incidence of CIN3: a cytologic/histologic review of 315 cases. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014 Oct; 18(4):291-7.

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Hui SK, Miller SM, Wen KY, Fang Z, Li T, Buzaglo J, Hernandez E. Psychosocial barriers to follow-up adherence after an abnormal cervical cytology test result among low-income, inner-city women. J Prim Care Community Health. 2014 Oct; 5(4):234-41.

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