As outlined, the Bethesda system for reporting gyne-cologic cytopathology (TBS) has been taken as a model for consensus building and reporting in thyroid-fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. 1 The history of this process is reviewed in the article in this issue of the Journal by Cibas and Ali. 2 In parallel with the evolutionary path taken by the gynecologic materials, the current effort has ...

Chronic Airways Disease 17 Tockman MS. Comstock GW. Respiratory risk factors and mortality: longitudinal studies in Washington County, Maryland. Presented at the NHLBI Workshop on the Rise in COPD Mortality Bethesda, Md, 1987 (in press) 18 Kannel WB, Sorlie P Trends in respiratory symptoms, lung function and cigarette smoking in the Framingham Study. Presented at the NHLBI Workshop on the Rise ...

Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted (STIs) globally. The latter has contributed to a variety of adverse outcomes for both sexes. Moreover, in Brazil, epidemiological studies on patients with STIs limited. Therefore, this study aimed determine prevalence TV its association HPV women undergoing cervical ...

Thyroid cancer is the most common of endocrine system. The diagnosis thyroid has taken a step forward due to introduction fine-needle biopsy gland with subsequent evaluation cytological material using Bethesda One category this classification traditionally remains gray area diagnosis. detection follicular tumor in (category IV according Bethesda) does not allow one reliably classify neoplasia a...

background: factor viii inhibitor is one of the most problems in the treatment of hemophilia. patients with hemophilia who have inhibitors are capable of severe hemorrhage and treatments of these patients are more expensive and more difficult than those patients without inhibitor. the aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of inhibitor and to assess the necessity of screening of t...

1 Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, 2 Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, 3 Foundation for the Nati...

Molecular Neurophysiology and Biophysics Section, Program in Developmental Neuroscience, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States, Section on Neuroplasticity, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States, Advanced Imaging Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Instit...

1Biostatistics Research Branch, SAIC-Frederick Inc, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD; 2Applied and Developmental Research Directorate, SAIC-Frederick Inc, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD; 3Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD; 4Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD; and 5Critic...