Clinical impact and frequency of anatomic pathology errors in cancer diagnoses

Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2205-2213

  Raab, Stephen S ^a   Grzybicki, Dana Marie ^a   Janosky, Janine E ^a   Zarbo, Richard J ^b   Meier, Frederick A ^b   Jensen, Chris ^c   Oeyer, Stanley J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnostic error; Interobserver agreement; Pathology; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 27644513255     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21431     Document Type: Review

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