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. 1995 Jan;48(1):59-60.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.48.1.59.

Pathologist variation in reporting cervical borderline epithelial abnormalities and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

T Creagh  1 , J E Bridger, E Kupek, D E Fish, E Martin-Bates, M J Wilkins
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Pathologist variation in reporting cervical borderline epithelial abnormalities and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

T Creagh et al. J Clin Pathol. 1995 Jan.

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.

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