title: [Evaluation consensus melanoma of the skin based on pathologic-anatomic reports].
abstract: On September 15, 1984 a consensus development conference on cutaneous melanoma was held. The consensus statement included explicit guidelines on the management of patients with primary and metastatic melanoma. For evaluation of the post-conference compliance among clinicians, 383 histopathological reports prepared by 19 pathology laboratories in 1986 and 384 reports dating from 1988 were analysed and the data compared with those in 324 reports dating from 1983, one year before the consensus conference. The present study is confined to the details of the histopathological description and the type of diagnostic procedure conducted by the physician. There was a substantial increase in the percentages of cases in which Breslow thickness was reported (1983: 83%, 1986: 91%, 1988: 97%). Also, other microscopical parameters were more detailed after the consensus conference.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Everdingen
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Rampen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ruiter
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Casparie
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Evaluatie consensus melanoom van de huid op grond van pathologisch-anatomische verslagen.