Papanicolaou test

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pap_smear
gptkb:Pap_test
gptkbp:analyzes cytopathologist
cellular abnormalities
gptkbp:class Bethesda system
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:detects gptkb:cancer
HPV infection
precancerous lesions
gptkbp:frequency every 3 years (for most women)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Papanicolaou test
gptkbp:introducedIn 1928
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor women over 65 with adequate prior screening
women under 21
gptkbp:partOf gynecological examination
gptkbp:performedBy gynecologist
gptkbp:procedureType screening
gptkbp:recommendation women aged 21-65
gptkbp:reduces reduces cervical cancer mortality
gptkbp:relatedTo HPV test
gptkbp:result normal
abnormal
unsatisfactory
gptkbp:sampleCollectionMethod cervical brush or spatula
speculum examination
gptkbp:type cervical cells
gptkbp:usedFor cervical cancer screening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pap_smear
gptkb:Pap
gptkb:Pap_test
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6