title: Dysplasia east and west.
abstract: Between 1996 and 1998, several small international studies were conducted in which pathologists in group settings were asked to identify various cancers from previously prepared slides. It was hoped that these sessions would lead to international consensus with regard to terminology and help to explain the previously noted differences in diagnoses reported between Western and Japanese practitioners. This article reviews the findings of the various groups and their implications for practicing gastroenterologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. rmgenta@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Genta
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic