Consultative (expert) second opinions in soft tissue pathology: Analysis of problem-prone diagnostic situations

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 473-476

  Arbiser, Zoya K ^a   Folpe, Andrew L ^a   Weiss, Sharon W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma; Nodular fasciitis; Sarcoma; Second opinion; Soft tissue tumors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FASCIITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOMA; MEDICAL EXPERT; MELANOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STAINING; TISSUE TYPES;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FASCIITIS; GIANT CELL TUMORS; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOMA; MELANOMA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0035736114     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/425H-NW4W-XC9A-005H     Document Type: Article

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