[The usefulness of the filtration-adhesion method in urine cytology].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the cytocentrifugation cellular concentration method for urine cytology with the filtration-adhesion method, mainly evaluating their diagnostic efficacy and their inconveniences.


METHODS
Voiding urine samples from 100 patients were processed by cytocentrifugation and filtration-adhesion to detect neoplastic cells.


RESULTS
The filtration-adhesion method is superior to cytocentrifugation in the detection of neoplastic cells, without false positive results. The inconveniences are similar in both methods.


CONCLUSIONS
The filtration-adhesion method is simple, low-cost, and more sensitive than cytocentrifugation for the detection of malignant cells.
Torres Gómez
Francisco Javier
FJ
Laboratorio de Citología y Anatomía Patológica, Sevilla, España. javiertorresgomez@yahoo.es
Torres Gómez
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Torres Olivera
Francisco Javier
FJ
D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002498:Centrifugation / Q000379:methods; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine