Interobserver and intraobserver variation in the morphological evaluation of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features in Asian practice.
Pathol Int
; 69(4): 202-210, 2019 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
To evaluate the current diagnostic criteria in reporting nuclear features of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP), nine Asian pathologists with expertise in thyroid reviewed virtual slides of 30 noninvasive follicular patterned thyroid lesions according to the nuclear scoring system originally proposed by an international expert and a more detailed scoring system proposed by the Asian Working Group. The interobserver agreement for nuclear grading score was generally moderate (kappa value = 0.452). The best consistency fell on the chromatin features (kappa value = 0.658-1.000). A fair to moderate interobserver agreement was demonstrated in the evaluation of nuclear elongation, nuclear overlapping, membrane irregularities and distribution of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) type nuclear features. A slight agreement was rendered for the evaluation of the nuclear enlargement. Intraobserver agreement was substantial to perfect when comparing results of both scoring systems. However, both scoring systems were not able to reliably separate NIFTP from an encapsulated follicular variant PTC with minimal lymph node metastasis or BRAFV600E mutation. Although the three-point nuclear scoring system for the diagnosis of NIFTP is widely used in Asian practice, interobserver variation was considerable. Ancillary immunohistochemical or molecular testing might be helpful in differentiating NIFTP from true PTC.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Variações Dependentes do Observador
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Adenocarcinoma Folicular
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf
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Câncer Papilífero da Tireoide
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Evaluation_studies
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article