Accuracy of Gleason grading by practicing pathologists and the impact of education on improving agreement

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 658-665

  Mikami, Yoshiki ^a   Manabe, Toshiaki ^b   Epstein, Jonathan I ^b   Shiraishi, Taizo ^b   Furusato, Masakuni ^b   Tsuzuki, Toyonori ^b   Matsuno, Yoshihiro ^b   Sasano, Hironobu ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Agreement; Gleason score; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGIST; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0038045043     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00191-6     Document Type: Article

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