Exfoliative Cytology

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Abstract
THE past eight years have witnessed widespread revival of the study of body fluids as an adjunct in the detection of cancer. The focus of attention in these fluids has been on the cellular constituents — the cells that have become separated from body surfaces by the natural process of desquamation. An apt phrase, "exfoliative cytology," has been coined by Papanicolaou to describe this field of investigation. It is eminently fitting that he should be the one to do so, for Papanicolaou's original painstaking observations are the firm foundation on which this science has been built.Sporadic attempts to use . . .