A European consensus report on blood cell identification: terminology utilized and morphological diagnosis concordance among 28 experts from 17 countries within the European LeukemiaNet network WP10, on behalf of the ELN Morphology Faculty.
This paper describes the methodology used to develop a consensual glossary for haematopoietic cells within Diagnostics-WP10 of European-LeukemiaNet EU-project. This highly interactive work was made possible through the use of the net, requiring only a single two-day meeting of actual confrontation and debate. It resulted in the production of a freely accessible tool that could be useful for training as well as harmonization of morphological reports in onco-haematology especially, without geographic limitation, not limited to European countries. Moreover, this collective work resulted in the production of a consensus statement, taking into account individual practices, collegial agreement and literature data.
Zini
Gina
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Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece. recamh@rm.unicatt.it
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Barbara
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Bettelheim
Peter
P
Cortez
José
J
d'Onofrio
Giuseppe
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Faber
Edgar
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Haferlach
Torsten
T
Kacirkova
Petra
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Lewandowski
Krzysztof
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Matutes
Estella
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Maynadié
Marc
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Meletis
John
J
Petersen
Bodil L
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Porwit
Anna
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Terpos
Evangelos
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Tichelli
Andrée
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Vallespí
Teresa
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Woessner
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Bennett
John
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D001773:Blood Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic