External quality control for immunocytochemistry on cytology samples: A review of UK NEQAS ICC (cytology module) results

Cytopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-237

  Kirbis, I S ^a   Maxwell, P ^b   Flezar M S ^a   Miller, K ^c   Ibrahim, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell blocks; Cytological preparations; External quality assurance; Immunocytochemistry; UK NEQAS; United kingdom national external quality assessment service

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CALRETININ; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; FORMALDEHYDE; MELAN A; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN S 100;

ACCURACY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSPIN; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMEAR; TISSUE SECTION;

FIXATIVES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MELANOMA; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TISSUE FIXATION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960538757     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2011.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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