Long-term clinical significance of benign endometrial cells identified on routine cervical cytology in women aged more or equal to 45 years.

Introduction: Within the Bethesda System, the recommendation of describing benign-appearing endometrial cells (BECs) has changed over recent years. Since the 2014 revision, their presence in cervical cytology reports has been deemed essential, beginning with age 45. Recent studies have suggested rising the reporting age to 50 years.