Diagnostic concordance rates in the subtyping of basal cell carcinoma by different dermatopathologists

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-13

  Nedved, Drew ^a   Tonkovic Capin, Viseslav ^b   Hunt, Edgar ^c   Zaidi, Nasir ^d   Kucenic, Michael J ^e   Graves, Jeffery J ^f   Fraga, Garth R ^a  

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAWD Pathology Group   (United States)

^d Physicians Reference Laboratory   (United States)

^e Kansas Medical Clinic   (United States)

^f Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; concordance; precision

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CLASSIFICATION; CONCORDANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TUMOR; VERY ELDERLY;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CONCORDANCE; PRECISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84890554364     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cup.12256     Document Type: Article

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