RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Histopathology reporting in large bowel cancer.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 509
OP 513
DO 10.1136/jcp.34.5.509
VO 34
IS 5
A1 W K Blenkinsopp
A1 S Stewart-Brown
A1 L Blesovsky
A1 G Kearney
A1 L P Fielding
YR 1981
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/34/5/509.abstract
AB A review of histopathology reports on 2046 patients in the large bowel cancer project showed considerable observer variation in histological grading. Dukes staging, and lymph node harvest. These parameters have a well-established relationship to prognosis, but, if they are to be applied for both clinical and research purposes, they must be assessed consistently. A minimal level of information which should be recorded from a resection specimen is suggested, with a description of the methods by which this information can be obtained.