A literature search identified 62 studies published by August 1992 comparing Papanicolaou
(Pap) test results with histology. Critical appraisal revealed that 82% of these had potential …

The pathologists and cytologists who study Papanicolaou smears perform a highly
successful cancer screening test in a low-prevalence population. This leads to a …

A review of the error rate of cervicovaginal cytology in light of the increasing litigation over
alleged misread Pap smears is presented. Public expectation for the eradication of death …

BACKGROUND Although the false‐negative rate (FNR) is the most important quality control
measure for Papanicolaou smear screening, accurate, precise, and feasible methods for …

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) is committed to a comprehensive program for maintaining the …

Quality assurance is defined in this article as a comprehensive program aimed at preventing
and controlling errors from the time a test is ordered until test results are reported and …

The types and performance characteristics of the present rules for acceptance and rejection
of quantitative results by proficiency testing agencies are reviewed. The rates of false …

Routine specimen adequacy evaluation, as advocated by The Bethesda System (TBS), can
play an important role in improving the sensitivity and accuracy of cervical cytopathology …

The professional societies of cytotechnologists, cytopathologists, and general pathologists
have recognized growing problems that attend medicolegal issues in gynecologic cytology …

No test ever invented has been as successful as the Papanicolaou smear in preventing
cancer. Despite its remarkable success in cervical cancer prevention, however, the …