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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.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal |author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S |title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis |journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. |volume=37 |issue=10 |pages=710–4 |year=2009 |month=October |pmid=19373907 |doi=10.1002/dc.21093 |url=}}</ref> | 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.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal |author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S |title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis |journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. |volume=37 |issue=10 |pages=710–4 |year=2009 |month=October |pmid=19373907 |doi=10.1002/dc.21093 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Points to remember== | |||
# These diagnoses essentially say "I don't know". | |||
**Pathologists that use 'em too often aren't doing a good job | # Their use should be minimized. | ||
#* The use of these diagnoses are often used as quality measures. | |||
#** Pathologists that use 'em too often aren't doing a good job. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||