Diagnostic Concordance Among Pathologists Interpreting Breast Biopsy Specimens

Abstract

In this study of pathologists, in which diagnostic interpretation was based on a single breast biopsy slide, overall agreement between the individual pathologists' interpretations and the expert consensus-derived reference diagnoses was 75.3%, with the highest level of concordance for invasive carcinoma and lower levels of concordance for DCIS and atypia. Further research is needed to understand the relationship of these findings with patient management.

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MedicineConcordanceMedical diagnosisAtypiaBreast cancerBiopsySurgical pathologyRadiologyPathologyCancerInternal medicine

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 313
Issue: 11
Pages: 1122-1122
Citations: 669
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                                    Joann G. Elmore, 
                                
                                    Gary Longton, 
                                
                                    Patricia A. Carney
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Diagnostic Concordance Among Pathologists Interpreting Breast Biopsy Specimens. 
                            JAMA
                            , 313
                            (11)
                            , 1122-1122.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.1405
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.1405