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What does a urine cytology look for?
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Cancer cells: It looks for evidence of cancer cells, usually to make the diagnosis of bladder cancer.
Answered 9/29/2013
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Cancer: Urine cytology is looking for abnormal cells shed from the bladder and upper urinary tract. This is done as part of an evaluation for the cause of hematuria.
Answered 9/25/2013
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