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Diagnostic concordance of breast pathologists: lessons from the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme Pathology External Quality Assurance Scheme

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Previous concordance studies examining accuracy of breast diagnosis by pathologists, typically targeting difficult, histologically challenging breast lesions using artificial and restrictive environments, have reported aberrantly high levels of diagnostic discordance.… Click to show full abstract

Previous concordance studies examining accuracy of breast diagnosis by pathologists, typically targeting difficult, histologically challenging breast lesions using artificial and restrictive environments, have reported aberrantly high levels of diagnostic discordance. The results of these studies may be misinterpreted by nonā€pathologists and raise concerns relating to routine practice. This study aims to assess the diagnostic agreement among UK breast pathologists.

Keywords: breast; diagnostic concordance; pathology; breast pathologists; concordance breast

Journal Title: Histopathology
Year Published: 2017

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