Does better specimen orientation and a simplified grading system promote more reliable histologic interpretation of serrated colon polyps in the community practice setting? Results of a nationwide study

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 233-238

  Kolb, Jennifer M ^a   Morales, Shannon J ^b   Rouse, Nicholas A ^c   Desai, Jay ^d   Friedman, Kathryn ^a   Makris, Lukas ^e   Bamji, Neville D ^f   Miller, Kenneth M ^f   Soetikno, Roy M ^b   Kaltenbach, Tonya ^b   Rouse, Robert V ^g   Aisenberg, James ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Heart Disease Research Foundation   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Histopathology; Hyperplastic polyp; Precancerous; Sessile serrated adenoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON POLYP; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SERRATED COLON POLYP; TISSUE SECTION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADENOMA; COLON TUMOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STANDARDS;

ADENOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84958643526     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000413     Document Type: Article

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