Interobserver variability between general and expert pathologists during the histopathological assessment of large-core needle and open biopsies of non-palpable breast lesions

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2187-2191

  Verkooijen, H M ^a,e   Peterse, J L ^b   Schipper, M E I ^a   Buskens, E ^a   Hendriks, J H C L ^c   Pijnappel, R M ^d   Peeters, P H M ^a   Borel Rinkes, I H M ^a   Mali, W P Th M ^a   Holland, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e GENEVA CANCER REGISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast biopsy; Breast diseases; Breast neoplasms; Diagnosis; Interobserver variability; Needle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0142060024     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00540-9     Document Type: Article

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