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A tale of atypia: What can we learn from this?
Author(s) -
Barkan Güliz A.,
Wojcik Eva M.,
Pambuccian Stefan E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1934-6638
pISSN - 1934-662X
DOI - 10.1002/cncy.22007
Subject(s) - atypia , medicine , medical diagnosis , nuclear atypia , general surgery , pathology , immunohistochemistry
The use of the equivocal and elusive diagnosis of “atypia” in our daily practice cannot be completely eliminated as it continues to be a useful category for filling the gap between what is recognizable as normal (or at least a version of normal) and what is recognizable as unequivocally abnormal/malignant. However, this diagnosis should be used sparingly, as the overuse of the “atypia” diagnoses can lead to the erosion of clinicians' confidence, their misunderstanding of pathology reports, and can bear negative consequences for the patients' well‐being. See also pages 381‐9.