The reproducibility of CIN diagnoses among different pathologists: Data from histology reviews from a multicenter randomized study

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Dalla Palma, Paolo ^a,l   Rossi, Paolo Giorgi ^b   Collina, G ⁿ   Buccoliero, Anna Maria ^d   Ghiringhello, B ^m   Gilioli, Eliana ^f   Onnis, G L ^r   Aldovini, D ^l   Galanti, G ^p   Casadei, Gianpiero ^c   Aldi, M ^o   Gomes, Vito V ^j   Giubilato, Pamela ^k   Ronco, Guglielmo ^k   Taddei, G L ^d   Castiglione, F ^d   Buccolero, A M ^d   Privitera, S ^m   Casadei, G P ^c   Pierotti, P ^c   Sintoni, C ^o   Gomes, V ^j   Verrico, G ^j   Lestani, M ^q   Minucci, D ^r   more..

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h Hospital of Imola   (Italy)

ⁱ Hospital of Faenza   (Italy)

^j BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^l Unita' di Trento   (Italy)

^m OIRM   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^o Unit of Pathology   (Italy)

^p Presidio Ospedaliero di Imola   (Italy)

^q Ospedale Civile di Arzignano   (Italy)

^r UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervical neoplasia; Cohen; Histology; Interobserver agreement

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 67650432947     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPBRK7D1YIUWFP     Document Type: Article

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