Pathologist variation in reporting cervical borderline epithelial abnormalities and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
Open Access
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 48 (1) , 59-60
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.48.1.59
Abstract
AIMS--To evaluate the interobserver variation in the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial lesions, including the new category "borderline abnormalities of uncertain significance" (BAUS) which has not been tested before. METHODS--Biopsy specimens of 122 patients were reviewed by five histopathologists and the diagnoses subjected to kappa statistical analysis. RESULTS--There was poor interobserver agreement in all categories, particularly between BAUS and normal tissue. CONCLUSIONS--The current guidelines for the histological diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and BAUS are poorly reproducible.Keywords
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