Abstract The history of 'The Bethesda System'for reporting cervical cytology goes back
almost 3 decades. This terminology and the process that created it have had a profound …

Strong evidence now supports the adoption of cervical cancer prevention strategies that
explicitly focus on persistent infection with the causal agent, human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Automation-assisted cervical screening via Pap smear or liquid-based cytology (LBC) is a
highly effective cell imaging based cancer detection tool, where cells are partitioned into …

This book offers clear, up-to-date guidance on how to report cytologic findings in cervical,
vaginal and anal samples in accordance with the 2014 Bethesda System Update. The new …

Abstract The aims of The Bethesda System (TBS) were to provide effective communication
from the laboratory to the clinical provider; facilitate cytologic-histologic correlation; facilitate …

BACKGROUND: To date, thyroid fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) has been used by clinicians
as the screening test of choice to determine whether surgery is required and this is what the …

The main purpose of urine cytology is to detect high-grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUC).
With this principle in mind, The Paris System (TPS) Working Group, composed of …

Background Adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at increased risk for
anal and oropharyngeal cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). The efficacy of …

Objective The incidence of anal cancer is higher in women than men in the general
population and has been increasing for several decades. Similar to cervical cancer, most …

Methods Risk estimates were drawn from a subset of women in the Kaiser Permanente
Northern California screening program, whose residual cervical specimens were HPV typed …