Second Opinion Diagnoses of Cytologic Specimens on Consultation : Asan Medical Center Experience
![]() |
Park, So-Hyung
(Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Ro, Jae-Y. (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Cho, Kyung-Ja (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Gong, Gyung-Yub (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Cho, Yong-Mee (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Khang, Shin-Kwang (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) |
1 | Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Quality control in pathology: recommendations on quality control and quality assurance in anatomic pathology. Am J Surg Pathol 1991;15:1007-9 DOI ScienceOn |
2 | Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Consultations in surgical pathology. Am J Surg Pathol 1993;17:743-5 DOI |
3 | Abt AB, Abt LG, Olt GJ. The effect of interinstitution anatomic pathology consultation on patient care. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1995; 119: 514-7 |
4 | Dibonito L, Falconieri G, Tomasic G, Colautti I, Bonifacio D, Dudine S. Cervical cytopathology: An evaluation of its accuracy based on cytohistologic comparison. Cancer 1993;72:3002-6 DOI ScienceOn |
5 | Husain OA, Butler EB, Evans DM, MacGregor JE, Yale R. Quality control in cervical cytology. J Clin Pathol 1974;27:935-44 DOI |
6 | Manion E, Cohen MB, Weydert J. Mandatory second opinion in surgical pathology referral material: clinical consequences of major disagreements. Am J Surg Pathol 2008; 32:732-7 DOI ScienceOn |
7 | Kim YM, Cho KJ, Jun SY, Choe MS, Khang SK, Ro JY. Second opinion diagnostic discrepancy in surgical pathology: Asan medical center experience. Korean J Pathol 2003;37:301-6 |
8 | Kronz JD, Westra WH, Epstine JI. Mandatory second opinion surgical pathology at a large referral hospital. Cancer 1999;86:2426-35 DOI ScienceOn |
9 | Bruner JM, Inouye L, Fuller GN, Langford LA. Diagnostic discrepancies and their clinical impact in a neuropathology referral practice. Cancer 1997;79:796-803 DOI ScienceOn |
10 | Staradub VL, Messenger KA, Hao N, Wiley EL, Morrow M. Changes in breast cancer therapy because of pathology second opinions. Ann Surg Oncol 2002;9:982-7 DOI ScienceOn |
11 | Gupta D, Layfield LJ. Prevalence of inter-institutional anatomic pathology slide review: a survey of current practice. Am J Surg Path 2000;24:280-4 DOI ScienceOn |
12 | Epstein JI, Walsh PC, Sanfilippo F. Clinical and cost impact of second opinion pathology: review of prostate biopsies prior to radical prostatectomy. Am J Surg Pathol 1996;20:851-7 DOI |
13 | Selman AE, Niemann TH, Fowler JM, Copeland LJ. Quality assurance of second opinion pathology in gynecologic oncology. Obstet Gynecol 1999;94:302-6 DOI ScienceOn |
14 | McGowan L, Norris HJ. The mistaken diagnosis of carcinoma of the ovary. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1991;173:211-5 |
15 | Gay JD, Donaldson LD, Goellner JR. False-negative results in cervical cytologic studies. Acta Cytol 1985;29:1043-6 |
16 | Baloch ZW, Hendreen S, Gupta PK, et al. Interinstitutional review of thyroid fine-needle aspirations: impact on clinical management of thyroid nodules. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;25:231-4 DOI ScienceOn |
17 | Layfield LJ, Jones C, Rowe L, Gopez EV. Institutional review of outside cytology materials: a retrospective analysis of two institutions' experiences. Diagn Cytopathol 2002;26:45-8 DOI ScienceOn |
18 | Wurzer JC, Al-Saleem TI, Hanlon AL, Freedman GM, Patchefsky A, Hanks GE. Histopathologic review of prostate biopsies from patients referred to a comprehensive cancer center: correlation of pathologic findings, analysis of cost, and impact on treatment. Cancer 1998;83:753-9 DOI ScienceOn |
19 | Khalifa MA, Dodge J, Covens A, Osborne R, Ackerman I. Slide review in gynecologic oncology ensures completeness of reporting and diagnostic accuracy. Gynecol Oncol 2003;90:425-30 DOI ScienceOn |
20 | Recommendations of the Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Part II. Consultations in surgical pathology. Hum Pathol 1993;24:691-2 DOI ScienceOn |
21 | Hamady ZZ, Mather N, Lansdown MR, Davidson L, Maclennan KA. Surgical pathological second opinion in thyroid malignancy: impact on patients' management and prognosis. Eur J Surg Oncol 2005;31:74-7 DOI ScienceOn |
22 | Safrin RE, Bark CJ. Surgical pathology sign-out. Routine review of every case by a second pathologist. Am J Surg Pathol 1993;17:1190-2 DOI |
23 | McCarthy EG, Finkel ML, Ruchlin HS. Second opinions on elective surgery. The Cornell/New York hospital study. Lancet 1981;1;1352-4 |
24 | Whitehead ME, Fitzwater JE, Lindley SK, Kern SB, Ulirsch RC, Winecoff WF 3rd, Quality assurance of histopathologic diagnoses: a prospective audit of three thousand cases. Am J Clin Pathol 1984;81:487-91 DOI |
25 | Tan YY, Kebebew E, Reiff E, et al. Does routine consultation of thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology change surgical management? J Am Coll Surg 2007;205:8-12 DOI ScienceOn |
26 | Tsung JS. Institutional pathology consultation. Am J Surg Pathol 2004; 28:399-402 DOI ScienceOn |
27 | Lind AC, Bewtra C, Healy JC, Sims KL. Prospective peer review in surgical pathology. Am J Clin Pathol 1995;104:560-6 DOI |
28 | Silverberg SG. The institutional pathology consultation. Documentation of its importance in patient management. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1995;119:493 |
29 | Santoso JT, Coleman RL, Voet RL, Bernstein SG, Lifshitz S, Miller D. Pathology slide review in gynecologic oncology. Obstet Gynecol 1998;9:730-4 |
![]() |