What does TBS stand for?

Similar to the Pap report and the Bethesda System, this reporting format allows physicians to have administrative staff separate pathology reports requiring their immediate attention from others that do not.

The authors cover basic cytology principles, basic anatomy and cytology of the female genital tract, the Bethesda system, liquid- based preparations, physiological cytology, reactive changes and organisms, human papillomavirus in cervical carcinogenesis, atypical squamous cells, low grade and high grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions, invasive squamous carcinoma, endocervical lesions, endometrial lesions, metastic tumors, therapy-related changes, artifacts, contaminants and incidental findings.

Although the change to the Bethesda system took inflammation out of the category of squamous abnormalities (and inflammation should not be the cause of an ASCUS smear), I suspect that old habits are hard to break.

Originally developed in 1988 as a uniform system of terminology to provide clear guidelines for clinical management, the Bethesda System was last revised in 1991.

Although the change to the Bethesda system took inflammation out of the category of squamous abnormalities (and inflammation should not be the cause of an ASCUS smear), I suspect that old habits are hard to break.

The Cytyc Corporation ThinPrep(R) Imaging System (Imager) is a device that uses computer imaging technology to assist a cytotechnologist performing primary cervical cancer screening of ThinPrep(R) Pap Test slides for the presence of atypical cells, cervical neoplasia, including its precursor lesions, and carcinoma, as well as all other cytologic criteria as defined by The Bethesda System 2001.

THE BETHESDA SYSTEM (TBs) FOR REPORTING CERVIcal cytology has been in widespread use in the United States for more than a decade.

To quell the ensuing diagnostic chaos and improve patient care, the Bethesda System of cervical-vaginal nomenclature was developed to standardize and define these terms and diagnostic descriptions.