In December of 1988, the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland (USA), held a
workshop that produced published guidelines for reporting the results of cervical and …

DURING the years since the introduction of the Papanicolaou classification, there has
evolved increased understanding of cervical and vaginal neoplasia. This classification did …

In January of 1997, cytopathology lost one of its most inspiring and dedicated teachers,
researchers, and diagnosticians with the passing of Dr. Stanley F. Patten, Jr. Cancer …

Formal proposal to combine the Papanicolaou Numerical System with Bethesda terminology
for reporting cervical/vaginal cytologic diagnoses. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an …

The 600 participants in the College of American Pathologists 1991 Interlaboratory
Comparison Program in Cervicovaginal Cytology were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in …

The reliance on the Papanicolaou smear as a screening and diagnostic test for uterine
cancer and its precursors infers that appraisal of the specimen's adequacy is based upon a …

Background: During the 1970s, the Papanicolaou method of classifying cervical cytology
specimens and reporting diagnoses was replaced by more descriptive reporting systems …

The purpose of this study was to survey, by circulation of a questionnaire, pathologists,
cytotechnologists, and clinicians regarding their use of the Papanicolaou class system in …

The 1988 Bethesda system for reporting cervical/vaginal cytologic diagnoses: Developed and
approved at the national cancer insti Page 1 CURRENT ISSUES The 1988 Bethesda System …

Koss, in a speech before the Royal College of Surgeons, stated “It is not known who was his
consultant in the identification of the abnormal cells as cancer cells, but it is likely that it was …