The Bethesda System 2001 recommendation for reporting of benign appearing endometrial cells in Pap tests of women age 40 years and older leads to unwarranted …

DL Aslan, JP Crapanzano, M Harshan, M Erroll… - Gynecologic …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES.: The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the Bethesda System
2001 recommendation of reporting cytologically benign appearing endometrial cells (BEC) …

Significance of benign endometrial cells in Papanicolaou tests from women aged≥ 40 years

MJ Thrall, KS Kjeldahl, K Savik… - … Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND The 2001 Bethesda System recommends reporting benign
endometrial cells (BECs) in women aged≥ 40 years and considers these women at risk for …

The clinical significance of benign-appearing endometrial cells on a Papanicolaou test in women 40 years or older

TJ Browne, DR Genest, ES Cibas - American journal of clinical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 2001 Bethesda System revision recommends reporting benign-appearing
endometrial cells (BAEMC) in all women 40 years or older, not just in postmenopausal …

Incidence and clinical significance of morphologically benign‐appearing endometrial cells in patients age 40 years or older: The impact of the 2001 Bethesda System

SM Bean, K Connolly, J Roberson… - … Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND The 2001 Bethesda System (TBS 2001) introduced a new
diagnostic category—normal endometrial cells in women age 40 years or older (EM≥ 40) …

Evaluating the age cutoff criterion for reporting benign-appearing endometrial cells in routine pap tests: an 8-year retrospective review

Z Grada, C Paquette, CM Eklund, C Zhang, CJ Sung… - Acta Cytologica, 2017 - karger.com
Objective: The 2014 Bethesda System recommends that benign-appearing endometrial
cells (BECs) in routine Pap tests should be reported in patients aged≥ 45 years. This is a …

Normal-appearing endometrial cells in Pap tests of women aged forty years or older and cytohistological correlates

N Izadi-Mood, S Sarmadi, S Sanii, H Sadidi - Acta cytologica, 2015 - karger.com
Abstract Objective: The Bethesda System 2001 for reporting cervical cytology recommends
reporting benign-appearing, exfoliated endometrial cells in women aged 40 years or older …

The clinical significance of endometrial cells detected on Pap testing: the impact of revisions to the 3rd edition of the Bethesda system for reporting cervical cytology

LH Morikawa, PS Tauchi-Nishi - Annals of Clinical & …, 2017 - Assoc Clin Scientists
Goals This study aims to examine the effects of raising the reporting age for benign
endometrial cells (BEC) on Papanicolaou (Pap) tests according to the 2014 3rd edition of …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of finding benign endometrial cells in women 40–45 versus 46 years or older on Papanicolaou tests and histologic follow-up

SM Colletti, GA Tranesh, A Nassar - Cytojournal, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The 2014 Bethesda System recommends reporting the finding of benign-
appearing, exfoliated endometrial cells on Papanicolaou (Pap) tests in women aged 45 …

Negative predictive value and significance of benign-appearing endometrial cells in Papanicolaou tests

J Yu, A Onisko, RM Austin - American Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Reporting benign-appearing endometrial cells (nEMCs) in Papanicolaou (Pap)
smears of women 40 years and older, introduced in The Bethesda System 2001, may be …

Reporting of Benign Endometrial Cells in Papanicolaou Tests: Quest for Defining the Right Age Cutoff

A Hernandez, N Schatz-Siemers, F Zhou… - American Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives The 2014 Bethesda System (TBS 2014) guidelines for reporting cervical
cytology revised the age for reporting benign endometrial cells (BECs) from 40 years or …