Urinary Tract Cytology.

Authors :: Wycislo KL
Piech TL
Source :: The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice [Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract] 2019 Mar; Vol. 49 (2), pp. 247-260. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 24.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Cytologic evaluation of the urinary tract can be diagnostically rewarding in cases of renomegaly or when discrete kidney or bladder masses are identified. Cytology can often help to distinguish between cystic, inflammatory, and neoplastic disorders. Various types of cystic and benign urinary tract lesions, diseases associated with urinary tract inflammation, and the cytologic differences between primary and metastatic neoplasms of the kidney and bladder are described. Basic sampling techniques for urinary tract cytology are also discussed.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)