Global and mitosis-specific interobserver variation in mitotic count scoring and implications for malignant melanoma staging.
Gerald SaldanhaRokiah AliArti BakshiAhmed BasiouniRachael BishopPeter CollobyPaul CraigPhilip Da FornoSara EdwardOlivia Espinosa de Los MonterosAlan EvansLynne JamiesonEd RytinaMark BamfordPublished in: Histopathology (2020)
This study supports the removal of mitotic count from staging, but shows that its scoring is substantially affected by interobserver variation, suggesting that more prescriptive guidelines might have a beneficial impact on its prognostic value.