The Bethesda system for reporting Pap abnormalities was devised in 1988 and revised in 1991. It has been widely adopted in the United States, although its acceptance is more limited in other parts of ...
(a) The smear is composed of blood only (smear, Diff-Quik stain). (b) The smear shows foamy macrophages and degenerated cyst fluid, with no follicular cells (smear, Diff-Quik stain). (c) Scant ...