The bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology: Proposed modifications and updates for the second edition from an international panel

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Pusztaszeri, M (Author) Other; Rossi, ED (Author) Other; Auger, M (Author) Other; Baloch, Z (Author) Other; Bishop, J (Author) Other; Bongiovanni, M (Author) Other; Chandra, A (Author) Other; Cochand Priollet, B (Author) Other; Fadda, G (Author) Other; Hirokawa, M (Author) Other; Hong, S (Author) Other; Kakudo, K (Author) Other; Krane, JF (Author) Other; Nayar, R (Author) Other; Parangi, S (Author) Other; Fernando Schmitt (Author) FMUP; Faquin, WC (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Acta Cytologica

Vol. 60

Pages: 399-405

ISSN: 0001-5547

Publisher: Karger

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Scopus - 84 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-3S9

DOI: 10.1159/000451020

Abstract (EN): The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytology (TBSRTC) was proposed in 2007 at the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration State of the Art and Science Conference held in Bethesda, Maryland. The aim was to address the inconsistent and sometimes confusing reporting terminologies used for thyroid FNA throughout the world. The TBSRTC consists of 6 diagnostic categories, each associated with an implied risk of malignancy that translates directly into a clinical management algorithm. Since the publication of the TBSRTC cytology Atlas in January 2010, considerable experience has been gained regarding its application in cytology practice, clinical impact, and limitations. In conjunction with the International Academy of Cytology (IAC), an international panel composed of sixteen cytopathologists and an endocrinologist with special interest in thyroid cytology, including several co-authors of the 2010 TBSRTC Atlas, was created to: (1) analyze the current worldwide impact of TBSRTC, (2) report on the current state of TBSRTC based upon a review of the published literature, and (3) provide possible recommendations for a future update of TBSRTC. Herein, we summarize the panel's deliberations and key recommendations that our panel hopes will be useful during the preparation of the second edition of TBSRTC. © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific