Interobserver Agreement in Salivary Gland Neoplasms by Telepathology An Analysis of 47 Cases

Autor: Etit, D., Tan, A., Bakir, K., Cakalagaoglu, F., Elagoz, S., Elpek, G. O., Han, O., Han, U., Hucumenoglu, S., Koybasioglu, F., Kucuk, U., Kulacoglu, S., Paker, I., Sulen Sarioglu, Seckin, S., Tekkesin, M. S., Uguz, A., Unal, T., Gunhan, O.
Přispěvatelé: [Etit, Demet] Ataturk Training & Res Hosp, Dept Pathol, Izmir, Turkey -- Tepecik Training & Res Hosp, Dept Pathol, Izmir, Turkey -- Gaziantep Univ, Fac Med, Gaziantep, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Sivas, Turkey -- Akdeniz Univ, Fac Med, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey -- Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Ankara, Turkey -- Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training & Res Ho, Ankara, Turkey -- Dokuz Eylul Univ, Fac Med, Izmir, Turkey -- Cukurova Univ, Fac Med, Adana, Turkey -- Gulhane Mil Med Acad, Gulhane, Turkey -- Fac Med, Gulhane, Turkey -- Istanbul Univ, Inst Oncol, Dept Tumor Pathol, Istanbul, Turkey, Uguz, Aysun -- 0000-0003-0616-7170, Sarioglu, Sulen -- 0000-0003-4877-3064, Elpek, Gulsum -- 0000-0002-1237-5454, Onur, Irem -- 0000-0001-5367-5317
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Web of Science
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Scopus-Elsevier
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Popis: WOS: 000318385400006
PubMed ID: 23700720
OBJECTIVE: To assess the discrepancies that prevailed among the members of the Head and Neck Pathology Working Group in Turkey in diagnosing salivary gland tumors, classified primarily according to myoepithelial origin, by utilizing telepathology. STUDY DESIGN: At least 4 representative images were obtained from each case of a total of 47 salivary gland tumors, and these were studied by 14 participants. The tumors examined were classified into 2 categories under behavior as malignant or benign, and also grouped into 2 categories under differentiation: those showing and those not showing myoepithelial differentiation. Representative areas from hematoxylin and eosin stained slides were imaged by experienced pathologists. Images from the cases were recorded and distributed via compact disc. RESULTS: The participants in this study had a mean of 12.8 years' experience in pathology. The agreement ratios on tumors showing myoepithelial differentiation and malignancy were 86% and 81%, respectively. Basal cell adenocarcinoma gathered the lowest agreement of the myoepithelial differentiation among the tumors by 64%. The highest agreement (100%) was for 17 myoepitheliomas. While adenoid cystic carcinoma attained the highest ratio (95%), myoepithelial carcinoma had the lowest ratio (47%) of agreement on malignancy among the 19 observers. Accordingly, regarding benign tumors the ratio of agreement on the benignancy was 70%, with the highest percentage being 91% for basal cell adenoma. CONCLUSION: Electronic media acting as a usable technological tool for the distribution of pathology expertise may be used to obtain a second opinion about salivary gland tumors.
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