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Table 3 Concordance of the diagnosis of a needle biopsy between urological and general pathologists (Apr./06- Sep./06)

From: Review by urological pathologists improves the accuracy of Gleason grading by general pathologists

General pathologist diagnosis

Urological pathologist diagnosis

NM

ASAP

HGPIN

5

6

3 + 4

4 + 3

8–10

Overall

NM

99

3

9

0

9

0

0

0

 

ASAP

2

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

 

HGPIN

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

 

5

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

 

6

1

0

0

0

19

10

0

1

 

3 + 4

0

0

0

0

1

4

1

2

 

4 + 3

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

1

 

8–10

0

0

0

0

0

3

8

13

 
 

103

4

11

0

34

18

11

17

197

% Exact Concordance

96.1

25.0

18.1

0

55.9

22.2

9.1

76.4

71.8

% Undergrading by UPD vs GPD

    

38.2

55.5

18.1

23.5

35.1

% Overgrading by UPD vs GPD

    

5.9

22.2

72.7

0

18.1

  1. UPD urological pathologist diagnosis, GPD general pathologist diagnosis, NM No malignancy, ASAP atypical small acinar proliferation suspicious, HGPIN high grade prostatic intraepithelial hyperplasia