Appropriate use criteria in dermatopathology: Initial recommendations from the American Society of Dermatopathology.
Claudia I VidalEric A ArmbrectAleodor A AndeaAngela K BohlkeNneka I ComfereSarah R HughesJinah KimJessica A KozelJason B LeeKonstantinos LinosBrandon R LitznerTricia A MissallRoberto A NovoaUma SundramBrian L SwickMaria Yadira HurleyMurad AlamZsolt ArgenyiLyn M DuncanDirk M ElstonPatrick O EmanuelTammie FerringerMaxwell Alexander FungGregory A HoslerAlexander J F LazarLori LoweJose A PlazaVictor G PrietoJune K RobinsonAndras SchafferAntonio SubtilWei-Lien WangPublished in: Journal of cutaneous pathology (2018)
The ultimate decision of when to order specific test rests with the physician and is one where the expected benefit exceeds the negative consequences. This publication outlines the recommendations of appropriateness-AUC for 12 tests used in dermatopathology. Importantly, these recommendations may change considering new evidence. Results deemed "uncertain appropriateness" and where consensus was not reached may benefit from further research.