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Chatterjee T, Gill SS, Rac R. STANDARDIZATION OF CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOPATHOLOGY REPORTING: THE BETHESDA SYSTEM (TBS) FOR REPORTING CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES. Med J Armed Forces India. 2017;56(1):45-49doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30090-4.
Chatterjee, T., Gill, S. S., & Rac, R. (2000). STANDARDIZATION OF CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOPATHOLOGY REPORTING: THE BETHESDA SYSTEM (TBS) FOR REPORTING CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES. Medical journal, Armed Forces India, 56(1), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30090-4
Chatterjee, T, et al. "STANDARDIZATION OF CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOPATHOLOGY REPORTING: THE BETHESDA SYSTEM (TBS) FOR REPORTING CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES." Medical journal, Armed Forces India vol. 56,1 (2000): 45-49. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30090-4
Chatterjee T, Gill SS, Rac R. STANDARDIZATION OF CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOPATHOLOGY REPORTING: THE BETHESDA SYSTEM (TBS) FOR REPORTING CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES. Med J Armed Forces India. 2000 Jan;56(1):45-49. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30090-4. Epub 2017 Jun 08. PMID: 28790644; PMCID: PMC5531959.
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Med J Armed Forces India. 2000 Jan;56(1):45-49. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30090-4. Epub 2017 Jun 08.

STANDARDIZATION OF CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOPATHOLOGY REPORTING: THE BETHESDA SYSTEM (TBS) FOR REPORTING CERVICAL/VAGINAL CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES.

Medical journal, Armed Forces India

T Chatterjee, S S Gill, Ramji Rac

Affiliations

  1. Graded Specialist (Pathology), Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt 110 010.
  2. Classified Specialist, (Pathology), MDTC, Command Hospital (SC), Pune 411 040.
  3. Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040.

PMID: 28790644 PMCID: PMC5531959 DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30090-4

Abstract

The complex detection system leading to the discovery and treatment of precancerous lesions and early cancers of the uterine cervix is touched upon. By far the most difficult and underestimated component of this system is the screening and interpretation of cervical smears. Emphasis on the latest system of reporting, The Bethesda system is highlighted upon. Weaker points of the previous systems and the need for a newer system for reporting are stressed upon. The classification of the precursors of invasive squamous cancers is not easy, and various groups have advocated several schemes, none is yet perfect or universally accepted. The variation in nomenclature become less significant when the cytopathologist is a full member of a team made up of a clinician, histopathologist, colposcopist, and oncologist. As long as all members speak to each other frequently and use the same language and terminology, they will be able to determine the best treatment for the patient.

Keywords: Cervical smears; Epithelial cell abnormalities; The Bethesda system; Vaginal smears

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