Cousar J B
Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Am J Clin Pathol. 1995 Aug;104(2):126-32. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/104.2.126.
The American Society of Clinical Pathologists surveyed 363 pathologists to determine practices used in processing and reporting lymph node specimens submitted for surgical pathology examination. This topic is of interest because lymph nodes are some of the more common organs biopsied for diagnostic purposes and the constant change in and diversity of classification systems in the past 30 years. The definition of newly recognized entities and the use of sophisticated diagnostic tools also have made it difficult for there to be a solid consensus of pathologists in diagnosing lymphoproliferative disorders for correlation with clinical behavior and response to therapy. The survey, conducted in November 1992, contained 79 questions. Participants were selected to represent a variety of practice settings and 179 (49%) responses were received.
美国临床病理学家协会对363名病理学家进行了调查，以确定在处理和报告提交用于外科病理检查的淋巴结标本时所采用的方法。这个主题之所以受到关注，是因为淋巴结是一些较常见的用于诊断目的的活检器官，并且在过去30年里分类系统不断变化且多样。新认识实体的定义以及复杂诊断工具的使用，也使得病理学家在诊断淋巴增生性疾病以与临床行为和治疗反应相关联方面难以达成坚实的共识。该调查于1992年11月进行，包含79个问题。参与者的选择代表了各种实践环境，共收到179份（49%）回复。
