title: [Quality control in surgical pathology--analysis of a questionnaire].
abstract: To investigate the state of quality control in surgical pathology in Japan, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 80 pathology departments in universities and 275 laboratories in hospitals that are officially accredited by the Japanese Society of Pathology(JSC). The pathologists set a high valuation on guidelines for quality control published by JSC, but hardly ever followed these guidelines because of poor understanding and lack of pathologists on staff. We propose the development of a quality control manual that one pathologist can perform, the establishment of a substantial consultation system and seminars, and education on the importance of quality control for pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Matsusaka Chuo Hospital, Matsusaka 515-8566.
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuguchi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010340:Pathology, Surgical / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000145:classification; D000078329:Workforce