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==Points to remember== | ==Points to remember== | ||
# These diagnoses essentially say "I don't know". | # These diagnoses essentially say "I don't know"/"I cannot call it benign & I cannot call it suspicious". | ||
# Their use should be minimized. | # Their use should be minimized. | ||
#* The use of these diagnoses are often used as quality measures. | #* The use of these diagnoses are often used as quality measures. | ||
#** Pathologists that use 'em too often aren't doing a good job. | #** Pathologists that use 'em too often aren't doing a good job. | ||
# Generally, they are not considered to have a distinct pathobiology.<ref name=pmid17378841>{{cite journal |author=Flury SC, Galgano MT, Mills SE, Smolkin ME, Theodorescu D |title=Atypical small acinar proliferation: biopsy artefact or distinct pathological entity |journal=BJU International |volume=99 |issue=4 |pages=780-5 |year=2007 |month=January |pmid= 17378841 |doi= |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118508438/abstract}}</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||