THE BETHESDA SYSTEM FOR REPORTING CERVICAL CYTOLOGY

Description

This book offers clear, up-to-date guidanceon how to report cytologic findingsin cervical, vaginal and anal samples in accordance with the 2014 Bethesda System Update. The new edition has been expanded and revised to take into account the advances and experience of the past decade. A new chapter has been added, the terminology and text have been updated, and various terminological and morphologicquestions have been clarified. In addition, newimages are included that reflect the experience gained with liquid-based cytology since the publication of the last editionin 2004. Among more than300 images, some represent classic examples of an entity while othersillustrate interpretative dilemmas, borderline cytomorphologicfeatures or mimics of epithelial abnormalities. TheBethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology, with its user-friendly format, is a must have for pathologists,cytopathologists, pathologyresidents, cytotechnologists,and clinicians.

Contents

Foreword 
Acknowledgments 
Contributors 
List of abbreviations 
Introduction 
The 2001 Bethesda system in table format 

1 Specimen adequacy 
2 Non-neoplastic findings 
3 Endometrial cells : thehow and when of reporting 
4 Atypical squamous cells 
5 Epithelial abnormalities: squamous 
6 Epithelial abnormalities: glandular 
7 Other malignant neoplasms 
8 Anal-rectal cytology 
9 Ancillary testing 
10 Computer-assisted interpretationof cervical cytology 
11 Educational notes and suggestions appended to cytology reports 

Index