Gleason’s Grading of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma: Inter-Observer Variation Among Seven Pathologists at a Tertiary Care Center in Oman

Document Type : Research Articles

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1 Pathology department Sultan Qaboos University Hospital mucat Oman

2 Pathology department Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Muscat Oman

3 Department of statistics Sultan Qaboos University Muscat Oman

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Prostatic adenocarcinoma is the commonest solid malignancy seen in Omani elderly males 60-80 years of age. The Gleason grade is the most widely used grading system for prostatic carcinoma and is recommended by the World Health Organization. A peer review was carried out at the Pathology Department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Oman, to assess the quality of reporting at the center. The aim of this study was to determine inter-observer variation among 7 pathologists working at a tertiary care center in Oman. A total of 47 consecutive prostatic biopsies were interdependently reviewed by seven pathologists and the results obtained were compared with each other and the original diagnosis. This peer review indicated a fair inter-observer agreement (0.482) among 7 pathologists in the department, with fair to moderate agreement when the results were compared to the reported diagnosis, comparable to the published literature. Dual and sub-specialty reporting are being instituted to improve the performance in this vital aspect of pathology.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 17, Issue 11
November 2016
Pages 4867-4868

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  • Receive Date: 26 August 2016
  • Revise Date: 07 November 2016
  • Accept Date: 28 December 2016

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