title: Colposcopy: a global perspective: introduction of the new IFCPC colposcopy terminology.
abstract: This article describes the current nomenclature of colposcopic findings in the lower genital tract as defined by the International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC) and agreed at their Triennial General Meeting in July 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. It builds on previous nomenclature published by the IFCPC over the last two decades and introduces for the first time the concept of transformation zone excision types. Vulval and vaginal colposcopic terminology is described.
authors.affiliation: Buenos Aires University Hospital de Clinicas, Austria 2640, Caba 1425, Argentina.
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatti
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Prendiville
mesh_terms: D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000145:classification; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery