Influence of variability in assessment of Breslow thickness, mitotic rate and ulceration among US pathologists interpreting invasive melanoma, for the purpose of AJCC staging.

Laura TaylorKyle HoodLisa ReischJoann ElmoreMichael PiepkornRaymond BarnhillStevan KnezevichAndrea C Radick David E Elder

Published in: Journal of cutaneous pathology (2018)

Variability in the staging of T1 melanoma among pathologists when using the AJCC seventh edition criteria is closely related to the detection of mitotic figures, with BT playing a less prominent role. Decreased variability is expected after implementation of the eighth edition.

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