title: Thyroid gland: international case conference.
abstract: The cases of five thyroid tumors were presented and discussed at an international case conference held during the 5th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Endocrine Pathology Society. There was significant disagreement among six pathologists who studied the cases. In this article, we present two of the cases, attempt to explain the reason for disagreement in their diagnoses, and propose what should be done to obtain better consensus in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Deparmtent of Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera, Wakayama, Japan. kakadu-k@wakayama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kennichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakudo
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asa
authors.forename: Ronald A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: DeLellis
authors.forename: J Aidan
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*