PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Attanoos, R L
AU  - Bull, A D
AU  - Douglas-Jones, A G
AU  - Fligelstone, L J
AU  - Semararo, D
TI  - Phraseology in pathology reports. A comparative study of interpretation among pathologists and surgeons.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.49.1.79
DP  - 1996 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 79--81
VI  - 49
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/49/1/79.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/49/1/79.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1996 Jan 01; 49
AB  - This questionnaire based study compared the interpretation, use and preferences, among pathologists and surgeons, of descriptive phrases found in surgical reports. The results show that there is a wide variation in individual interpretation of phrases in both groups. The frequency of usage of phrases by pathologists and preference for phrases by surgeons were also diverse. The adoption of a limited number of descriptive phrases that are mutually understood and acceptable for use by both pathologists and clinicians is recommended to avoid interpretive ambiguity in pathology reports.