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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
An interobserver analysis of the reproducibility of malignancy grade and of histological type classified according to World Health Organization criteria was performed in 261 ovarian tumours, stages IIB to IV. All available slides per patient including metastatic tumours (16%) were reviewed independently by two pathologists. Overall observed agreement regarding type was 68%. The chance-corrected agreement expressed by the kappa coefficient was 0.55 (95% confidence interval 0.49-0.61). Overall observed agreement regarding grade was 41% compared with a kappa coefficient of 0.19 (95% confidence interval 0.12-0.26). Kappa coefficients, ranging from 0.18 to -1.00 for associations between type categories and from 0.20 to -0.32 for grade categories, indicated that any suggested pattern of association could be caused by chance occurrences. A more objective approach to histopathology is needed in ovarian carcinoma before its prognostic impact can be assessed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0903-4641
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Reproducibility of histopathological evaluation in epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Clinical implications.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology, Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't