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{{ Infobox stain | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. | |||
| Abbrev = Pap stain | |||
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| Similar = [[Romanowsky stain]]s | |||
| Use = the standard stain in [[cytopathology]] | |||
| Subspecial = | |||
| Interpret = blue/purple = nucleus, pink/green = cytoplasm, orange = keratin | |||
| Positive = | |||
| Negative = | |||
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}} | |||
'''Papanicolaou stain''', abbreviated '''Pap stain''', is a standard [[stain]] used in [[cytopathology]]. It is a modified [[H&E stain]]. | '''Papanicolaou stain''', abbreviated '''Pap stain''', is a standard [[stain]] used in [[cytopathology]]. It is a modified [[H&E stain]]. | ||