RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Survey of UK histopathologists’ approach to the reporting of resection specimens for carcinomas of the pancreatic head
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 715
OP 717
DO 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201198
VO 66
IS 8
A1 Roger Feakins
A1 Fiona Campbell
A1 Caroline S Verbeke
YR 2013
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/66/8/715.abstract
AB To assess UK histopathologists’ approach to reporting resection specimens for carcinomas of the pancreatic head. Questions were asked using an online survey service. The responses revealed considerable variation in dissection and sampling procedures, interpretation of histology, and the structure of services in the UK. Assessment of resection margins was a notable area of inconsistency. Information in guidelines and better support for some centres could help reduce the observed differences in practice.