Journal article
Observer variation in the pathologic diagnosis of malignant lymphoma in Canada
Abstract
Biopsies from "poor prognosis" non-Hodgkin's lymphomas were studied to assess diagnostic variations among pathologists. The original diagnosis and the diagnoses of a nationwide panel of local reference pathologists (LRPs) from 104 cases were reviewed and the technical quality of each biopsy evaluated. Using a modified Rappaport classification, there was agreement in 57% of cases among the panel. This increased to 84% when diagnoses were grouped …
Authors
Burns BF; McCaughey WTE; Comrie W; Willan AR
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 314–318
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 15, 1988
DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19880715)62:2<314::aid-cncr2820620215>3.0.co;2-a
ISSN
1097-0142