โ Scribed by Carlos W. M. Bedrossian
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On May 13, 1983, the cytopathology community began its year-long celebration o f "the year Papanicolaou," commemorating the centennial of the birth of Dr. George N . Papanicolaou on May 13, 1883, in Kymi, Greece, Official ceremonies were held in Greece, and another program took place in Miami, the site of the Papanicolaou Institute of Cancer Research. But a less formal stir of activity was also afoot, this one a creative endeavor: the planning of a new journal dedicated to diagnostic cytopathology.
With trepidation at times, and enthusiasm at other times, but never with haste and always with determination, the idea for this journal germinated with clarity and thoroughness perhaps paralleling the evolution of Papanicolaou's own work: gradual in its production but substantial in its finished form. It took longer than expectedmore than a year from the first meeting of potential Editorial Board members, in Denver on November 6, 1983, until today, when the first issue reached your desk. Along the way were many hours of planning and consultation. We met skeptics and those who augured bad omens, but we also found cheering words and support to sustain us and guide our course. At gatherings in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe, the response was favorable to the creation of a new journal that would focus on practical aspects of cytopathology and help reduce the backlog of studies that are presented at meetings but never make it to print. The major argument for yet another journal is primarily the phenomenal growth of the subspeciality. This growth has been brought about by improvements in noninvasive imaging and collection techniques, an explosion in the popularity of fine needle aspiration biopsy, and the ever-increasing application to cytologic specimens of ..
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