Template-based synoptic reports improve the quality of pathology reports of prostatectomy specimens

Histopathology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 634-644

  Aumann, Konrad ^a   Amann, Dominic ^a   Gumpp, Vera ^a   Hauschke, Dieter ^a   Kayser, Gian ^a   May, Annette M ^a   Wetterauer, Ulrich ^a   Werner, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pathology; Prostate; Quality; Standardization; Synoptic reports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMINAL VESICLE; STANDARDIZATION;

HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84857360994     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.04119.x     Document Type: Article

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