title: Diagnostic errors in surgical pathology.
abstract: This article discusses the concept of diagnostic error in surgical pathology and how surgical pathologists attempt to decrease diagnostic error. Emphasis is placed on currently used error reduction methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D008499:Medical Records; D010340:Pathology, Surgical; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results