Sale Price: £110.00 (Normally: £135.00). Every practitioner will appreciate this image-rich guide that extensively covers the principles of gynecologic cytopathology. The 270-page reference volume takes a thorough look at practical matters such as evaluations of patients and their specimens as well as criteria to determine specimen adequacy. You will find comprehensive reviews of the morphology of the vast majority of entities both benign and malignant that are routinely identified in Pap tests.

In the wake of CLIA-mandated individual proficiency testing, the CAP Cytopathology Committee envisioned this manual to cover both fundamental and advanced gynecologic cytology practice and to assist practitioners in their daily work as well as to “brush-up” prior to a proficiency test.

To ensure that this is a complete resource, the authors included background material relevant to the understanding of basic cervical carcinogenesis, including the role of human papillomavirus and its vaccines. Principles relevant to the management of the cytology laboratory, such as specimen coding, quality assurance, and personnel management are expertly presented as well.

Contents: 1. Gynecologic Cytology: Approach to the Slide and Normal Morphology
2. Specimen Adequacy (Modified from The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology)
3. Human Papillomavirus: Basic Facts and Relevance to Gynecologic Cytology
4. Benign Changes and Mimics of Malignant and Premalignant Epithelial Lesions
5. Squamous Epithelial Abnormalities
6. Glandular Epithelial Abnormalities
7. Look-Alikes and Morphologic Spectrums of Change
8. Anal Cytology
9. Management of Women with Abnormal Pap Tests
10. A Vaccine Against Human Papillomavirus: Current State of the Art
11. New Technology in Gynecologic Cytology
12. Quality Improvement in the Cytopathology Laboratory
13. Billing and Coding Issues in Gynecologic Cytology: Deciphering the Alphanumeric Soup
14. Personnel Management in the Cytopathology Laboratory
15. CAP Interlaboratory Comparison and Proficiency Testing Programs in Gynecologic Cytology:
Reliable Data About Slides and Their Interpretation