Research Article

Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients

Volume: 71 Number: 3 December 31, 2018
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Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients

Abstract

Objectives: Skin biopsy is a diagnostic tool that dermatologist often use in the differential diagnose. However depending on many factors sometimes it may be insufficient for definitive diagnosis. In this study it is aimed to evaluate retrospectively the clinicopathological compliance of skin biopsies from adult patients who applied to our dermatology outpatient clinic. Materials and Methods: Two hundred thirty three patients who have been performed skin biopsy and pathological examination over 18 years were included. The compliance between the pathology result and the each preliminary diagnose were evaluated. Statistical comparison was done in terms of age, gender, biopy site between groups with and without clinicopathological compliance. Results: Clinicopathological consistency ratio was determined as 89.7%. When dermatoses were classified clinicopathological consistency was detected with first prediagnose in 154 patient, with second prediagnose in 77 patients, with third prediagnose in 41 patients and with fourth prediagnosis in 11 patients. Consistency between pathological diagnosis and first, second, fourth prediagnose was revealed mostly in papülosquamous disease group and consistency between pathological diagnose and third prediagnose was revealed mostly in dermatitis group. No statistically meaningful difference was detected between gruops with and without clinicopathological consistency in terms of age, gender and biopsy type. Conclusion: In the light of our study findings, clinicopathological consistency seems to be high especially in papulosquamous diseases. We think that this compatibility can be improved in all dermatoses by using the skin biopsy method more effective with cooperation of clinician and pathologist.

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Ethical Statement

Etik Kurul Onayı: Ufuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar kurulu’ndan alınmıştır. Hasta Onayı: Hastalardan onay formu alınmıştır.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dermatology, Pathology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2018

Submission Date

November 8, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 25, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 71 Number: 3

APA
Çakır Akay, G. A., Erdoğan, F. G., & Umudum, H. (2018). Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 71(3), 207-211. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.69885
AMA
1.Çakır Akay GA, Erdoğan FG, Umudum H. Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2018;71(3):207-211. doi:10.4274/atfm.69885
Chicago
Çakır Akay, Gül Aslıhan, Fatma Gülru Erdoğan, and Haldun Umudum. 2018. “Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 71 (3): 207-11. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.69885.
EndNote
Çakır Akay GA, Erdoğan FG, Umudum H (December 1, 2018) Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 71 3 207–211.
IEEE
[1]G. A. Çakır Akay, F. G. Erdoğan, and H. Umudum, “Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 207–211, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.4274/atfm.69885.
ISNAD
Çakır Akay, Gül Aslıhan - Erdoğan, Fatma Gülru - Umudum, Haldun. “Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 71/3 (December 1, 2018): 207-211. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.69885.
JAMA
1.Çakır Akay GA, Erdoğan FG, Umudum H. Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2018;71:207–211.
MLA
Çakır Akay, Gül Aslıhan, et al. “Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 71, no. 3, Dec. 2018, pp. 207-11, doi:10.4274/atfm.69885.
Vancouver
1.Gül Aslıhan Çakır Akay, Fatma Gülru Erdoğan, Haldun Umudum. Retrospective Evaluation of Clinicopathological Consistency of Skin Biopsies in Adult Patients. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2018 Dec. 1;71(3):207-11. doi:10.4274/atfm.69885