Pap test

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:abnormalResultMayIndicate gptkb:cancer
HPV infection
dysplasia
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pap_smear
gptkb:Papanicolaou_test
gptkbp:combines HPV test
gptkbp:countryOfOperation worldwide
gptkbp:detects gptkb:cancer
precancerous changes in cervix
gptkbp:frequency every 3 years (for most women)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pap test
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor women under 21
women over 65 (with adequate prior screening)
gptkbp:partOf gynecological examination
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:physician
gptkbp:procedureType cytology
gptkbp:recommendation gptkb:women
gptkbp:result normal
abnormal
gptkbp:type cervical cells
gptkbp:usedFor cervical cancer screening
gptkbp:WHOClassification essential diagnostic test
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Squamous_Cell_Carcinoma_of_the_Cervix
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5