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Bethesda 2001
Author(s) -
SMITH J. H. F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2002.00397.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bethesda system , standardization , gynecology , medical diagnosis , family medicine , cervical cancer , medical physics , cytology , pathology , cancer , political science , law
The Bethesda system (TBS) for reporting cervical/vaginal cytological diagnoses was originally developed in 1988 at a National Cancer Institute (NCI) workshop convened to consider the benefits of increased standardization in the diagnostic reports provided by cytology laboratories. 1 It rapidly gained acceptance in laboratory practice in the USA and beyond 2 , 3 and three years later the NCI sponsored another workshop to assess the use of TBS in practice and consider areas for improvement. 4 Subsequently an illustrated guide was published. 5