Abstract BACKGROUND The 1991 Bethesda System for cervical/vaginal cytology reporting
defined adequacy criteria for the unsatisfactory designation. Most laboratories have …

Abstract BACKGROUND The Australian Terminology for Cervical Cytology Reporting
includes the category" Inconclusive‐Possible high grade epithelial abnormality." METHODS …

To determine the incidence of clinically significant lesions in long-term follow-up after a
diagnosis of inadequate squamous cellularity using former and new criteria, we reviewed …

The cytologic smears and histopathologic specimens of 18 patients developing cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia 3 (CIN3) and two developing invasive squamous carcinoma …

BACKGROUND Developed in 1989, the Bethesda System has largely replaced previous
classifications of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears from the uterine cervix. The system is binary …

OBJECTIVES: The predictive value of cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) smears reported as
“positive for malignancy,” especially those obtained by the liquid-based method, has not …

Context.—Reparative changes can be a diagnostic challenge on Papanicolaou tests and
must be distinguished from epithelial cell abnormalities. Both squamous intraepithelial …

BACKGROUND Controversy continues regarding the relation between the quality of
Papanicolaou (Pap) smears, especially the presence of endocervical cells (ECC), with the …

BACKGROUND. The purpose of the current study was to examine the screening histories of
women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer (ICC) in 2000 who had previous …

BACKGROUND To assess the interobserver and intraobserver variation of Papanicolaou
(Pap) smear screening with the computer‐assisted (neural network based) PAPNET Testing …