Difference between revisions of "Waffle diagnosis"
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*ASCUS - [[gynecologic cytopathology]]. | ===Cytopathology=== | ||
*FLUS - [[thyroid cytopathology]]. | *Atypical squamous cell of unknown significance (ASCUS) - [[gynecologic cytopathology]]. | ||
*Follicular lesion of unknown significance (FLUS) - [[thyroid cytopathology]]. | |||
===Surgical pathology=== | |||
*Atypical small acinar proliferation (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology. | |||
*Indefinite for dysplasia - [[GI pathology]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 28 February 2011
A waffle diagnosis is something used to say "I don't know". It is used when a pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign or suspicious for malignant.[1]
Features:
- Their use should be minimized.
- Pathologists that use 'em too often aren't doing a good job.
- They are relatively common in cytopathology.
Examples
Cytopathology
- Atypical squamous cell of unknown significance (ASCUS) - gynecologic cytopathology.
- Follicular lesion of unknown significance (FLUS) - thyroid cytopathology.
Surgical pathology
- Atypical small acinar proliferation (ASAP) - prostate gland pathology.
- Indefinite for dysplasia - GI pathology.
References
- ↑ Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S (October 2009). "Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis". Diagn. Cytopathol. 37 (10): 710–4. doi:10.1002/dc.21093. PMID 19373907.