Quality of histopathological reporting on melanoma in NSW

01 Nov 2008
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As part of a wider study on patterns of melanoma care in NSW, histopathology reports of all primary invasive melanomas notified to the NSW Central Cancer Registry between 23/10/2006 to 22/10/2007 (n = 3784) were collated and reviewed.

The reports included initial biopsies of primary invasive lesions (n = 3058), wide local excisions of primary invasive lesions (n = 77), and reviews of primary lesions by other pathologists (n = 649). A total of 267 pathologists submitted reports on melanoma during the 12-month period,

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