Feb 28, 2022 11:54
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term

pap en orina

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Pathology report
The following appears in a pathology report from Argentina:

INFORME HISTOPATOLÓGICO
DESCRIPCIÓN MACROSCÓPICA
Se recibe pap en orina, se procesa y se obtienen extendidos citológicos.
DESCRIPCIÓN MICROSCÓPICA
El material centrifugado muestra células uroteliales con cambios reactivos, células planas y aislados leucocitos.
DIAGNÓSTICO
Orina, muestra citológica: Investigación para células neoplásicos: negativo.
M98200 / P / T.

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I am unsure what "pap" refers to here.
I have considered the following:
"papila" (papilla) .
PAP test/smear, which does not appear to fit, based on positioning and the lack of capitalisation.
Prostatic acid phoshatase, although no capitalisation.
"pared anterior prostatico" (anterior wall of the prostate), but no capitalisation.

Can anyone help?

Proposed translations

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Pap-stained urine [sediment] cytology

Procesamiento y diagnóstico citológico de la orina con coloración de Papanicolaou (Pap en orina).
https://corebio.org.ar/rotacion_residencia/citologia-exfolia...

http://www.manlab.com.ar/index.php/areas/2020-05-13-12-59-54...
https://www.multilab.com.pe/examen/676/pap-orina

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Note added at 20 mins (2022-02-28 12:14:35 GMT)
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"The standard stain for urinary cytology is the Papanicolaou stain."
https://books.google.com/books?id=35f0BwAAQBAJ&pg=PT121&lpg=...
Note from asker:
Hi Filippe. Thanks for your suggestion. I was initially discouraged from selecting this by the fact that it was in the gross description of the material received.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : So it should be Pap with a capital P.
13 mins
Yep! And preferably "Papanicolaou" in full, although that depends on house style.
agree raptisi
5 hrs
Thank you!
agree Robert Copeland
12 hrs
Thank you, Robert!
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : Hi Filippe! I hope you're doing well. We need to catch up.
21 hrs
Hi, Muriel!! How's the new year treating you?
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