title: [Progress report on the Bethesda System].
abstract: The 2001 Bethesda System is a uniform system of terminology for reporting results of pap smears. It is acknowledged by most cytopathologists worldwide as a standard for cervical cytology reports. In France, several national surveys have confirmed its current utilization. However, more specific analysis have shown that the Bethesda System may be routinely modified by individual laboratories or even individual cytopathologist working within the same department. The aim of this progress report was to emphasize the importance of fully understanding the Bethesda System and applying it in a rigorous and standardized way.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10. beatrix.cochand-priollet@lrb.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Béatrix
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cochand-Priollet
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziol
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michiels-Marzais
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Picot
authors.forename: Marie-Dominique
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tartar
authors.forename: Marie-Cécile
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vacher-Lavenu
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D010336:Pathology / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000592:standards*