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Histological evaluation of thyroid carcinomas: reproducibility of the "WHO" classification
A S Fassina1, M C Montesco, V Ninfo
1Institute of Pathology, University of Padua, Italy.
Aims And Background:
Thyroid carcinomas display several pathologic features, show different behavior and necessitate different treatment; thus correct classification is mandatory.
Methods:
The kappa statistic was used as a measure of agreement in a panel of seven pathologists who reviewed 200 cases of thyroid tumors.
Results:
Overall agreement was 83% (k = 68). Good agreement was found for anaplastic (k = 0.85) and papillary carcinomas (k = 0.81); agreement for medullary carcinoma was acceptable (k = 0.80), suboptimal for other (k = 0.67), and poor for follicular carcinoma (k = 0.54).
Conclusions:
Central pathology review of thyroid carcinomas is recommended when clinical and epidemiologic trials are planned.