title: [New classification in cervical cytology: the Bethesda system].
abstract: A new, contemporary classification of cervical cytopathology was developed in Bethesda (USA) in 1988. The introduction of the Bethesda-system is discussed by the authors. Recommendations and opinions are expected from the Hungarian gynecologists, pathologists, cytopathologists for promotion of the new classification.
authors.affiliation: Országos Onkológiai Intézet, Budapest, Citodiagnosztikai Osztály.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bodó
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tóth
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000145:classification*