{"title":"Maximizing the clinical utility of descriptive lymphoid pathology reporting.","authors":"Timothy H McCalmont","doi":"10.12788/j.sder.2018.016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dermatopathology reporting can be both exact and inexact. Exact reporting represents the use of terminology that corresponds to a disease sui generis, such as discoid lupus erythematosus or disseminated superficial porokeratosis. Inexact reporting can vary greatly amongst various practitioners-both in terms of the exact semantics used and also stylistically-and can be used habitually by pathologists as a means to provide cover for diagnostic uncertainty or inexperience. This article explores the use of descriptive (inexact) reporting as it applies to cutaneous lymphoma and its differential diagnosis. A collection of practical descriptive diagnostic categories that will be of use to both dermatologists and dermatopathologists is included.</p>","PeriodicalId":21714,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery","volume":"37 1","pages":"75-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12788/j.sder.2018.016","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Dermatopathology reporting can be both exact and inexact. Exact reporting represents the use of terminology that corresponds to a disease sui generis, such as discoid lupus erythematosus or disseminated superficial porokeratosis. Inexact reporting can vary greatly amongst various practitioners-both in terms of the exact semantics used and also stylistically-and can be used habitually by pathologists as a means to provide cover for diagnostic uncertainty or inexperience. This article explores the use of descriptive (inexact) reporting as it applies to cutaneous lymphoma and its differential diagnosis. A collection of practical descriptive diagnostic categories that will be of use to both dermatologists and dermatopathologists is included.
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Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (SCMS) presents well-rounded and authoritative discussions of important clinical areas, especially those undergoing rapid change in the specialty. Each issue, under the direction of the Editors and Guest Editors selected because of their expertise in the subject area, includes the most current information on the diagnosis and management of specific disorders of the skin, as well as the application of the latest scientific findings to patient care.
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