Interobserver reproducibility of cervical histology interpretation with and without p16 immunohistochemistry
CONCLUSIONS: Adjunctive p16 immunostaining provides useful information in the evaluation of cervical biopsies for precancer. In our study, we have demonstrated that it is highly reproducible between 2 pathologists, although the decision of which biopsies warrant its use is less so. Furthermore, although p16 IHC showed a limited increase in diagnostic reproducibility for all biopsies included in our study, it did demonstrate a more sizable gain in biopsies negative for HPV 16 but positive for other high-risk genotypes. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of p16 IHC and how it can be optimized for the detection of cervical precancer, particularly in HPV-vaccinated populations where types other than HPV 16 are relatively more important.PMID:38527169 | DOI:10.1093/ajcp/aqae029
Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Amy S Tao Rosemary Zuna Teresa M Darragh Niels Grabe Bernd Lahrmann Megan A Clarke Nicolas Wentzensen Source Type: research
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