Haematology: Anaemia, Red Cell Disorders and Haemoglobinopathies

1. Diagnostic accuracy of Mentzer index in adults with microcytic hypochromic anaemia using high performance liquid chromatography and serum ferritin as reference standards for distinguishing beta thalassaemia trait from iron deficiency anaemia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
2. Diagnostic accuracy of red cell distribution width in adults with microcytic anaemia using serum ferritin and high performance liquid chromatography as reference standards for differentiation of iron deficiency anaemia from beta thalassaemia trait: a cross-sectional study
3. Comparative diagnostic accuracy of Mentzer, Shine and Lal, and England and Fraser indices in adults with microcytosis against high performance liquid chromatography for detection of beta thalassaemia trait: a cross-sectional study
4. Correlation of mean corpuscular volume with serum ferritin concentration in adults with laboratory-confirmed iron deficiency anaemia for assessment of severity at initial diagnosis: a hospital-based cross-sectional correlation study
5. Correlation of red cell distribution width with haemoglobin concentration and peripheral smear anisopoikilocytosis in adults with iron deficiency anaemia for assessment of morphological severity at diagnosis: a cross-sectional study
6. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral blood smear microcytosis and hypochromia grading in adults with suspected iron deficiency anaemia against serum ferritin as reference standard for iron deficiency: a cross-sectional study
7. Agreement between automated red cell indices and manual peripheral smear grading in adults with anaemia for classification as microcytic, normocytic or macrocytic at initial laboratory evaluation: an analyser-versus-manual agreement study
8. Correlation of automated reticulocyte percentage with corrected reticulocyte count calculated from routine haematology parameters in adults with anaemia for assessment of marrow response at diagnosis: a cross-sectional correlation study
9. Diagnostic accuracy of red cell distribution width to discriminate megaloblastic anaemia from other macrocytic anaemias in adults using bone marrow examination and serum vitamin assays where routinely available as reference standards: a cross-sectional study
10. Correlation of mean corpuscular volume with bone marrow megaloblastic changes in adults undergoing routine marrow examination for macrocytic anaemia for prediction of megaloblastic morphology: a cross-sectional correlation study
11. Frequency and morphological severity of hypersegmented neutrophils on peripheral smear in adults with bone marrow-confirmed megaloblastic anaemia compared with non-megaloblastic macrocytic anaemia: a comparative cross-sectional study
12. Diagnostic accuracy of macro-ovalocytes and hypersegmented neutrophils on peripheral smear in adults with macrocytosis against bone marrow megaloblastic morphology for diagnosis of megaloblastic anaemia: a cross-sectional study
13. Correlation of pancytopenia severity with marrow megaloblastic change in adults with nutritional megaloblastic anaemia undergoing routine bone marrow examination: a hospital-based cross-sectional correlation study
14. Diagnostic accuracy of automated mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration for hereditary spherocytosis screening in patients with spherocytes on peripheral smear using osmotic fragility testing where routinely performed as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
15. Correlation of nucleated red blood cell count with haemoglobin concentration and reticulocyte response in hospitalised adults with severe anaemia for assessment of haematological stress at initial evaluation: a cross-sectional study
16. Prevalence and haematological correlates of dimorphic anaemia among adults with anaemia diagnosed on peripheral smear using automated red cell indices as comparator for morphological classification: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
17. Agreement between peripheral smear morphological classification and automated red cell indices in adults with anaemia for identification of microcytic, macrocytic and dimorphic patterns at diagnosis: a cross-sectional agreement study
18. Correlation of red cell distribution width with degree of anisocytosis graded on peripheral smear in adults with anaemia for assessment of analyser-derived morphological concordance: an analyser-versus-manual correlation study
19. Diagnostic accuracy of Mentzer index in children with microcytic anaemia using high performance liquid chromatography and serum ferritin as reference standards for distinguishing beta thalassaemia trait from iron deficiency anaemia: a cross-sectional study
20. Comparative performance of Green and King, Mentzer, and red cell distribution width indices in children with microcytosis against high performance liquid chromatography for identification of beta thalassaemia trait: a cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study
21. Prevalence and haematological profile of haemoglobin variants detected by routinely performed high performance liquid chromatography among patients investigated for chronic anaemia: a retrospective record-based study
22. Correlation of high performance liquid chromatography haemoglobin fraction patterns with peripheral smear morphology in patients with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait for haematological phenotyping: a cross-sectional study
23. Correlation of haemoglobin concentration with sickle cell percentage estimated on peripheral smear where routinely reported in patients with sickling disorders using high performance liquid chromatography classification as comparator: a cross-sectional study
24. Diagnostic accuracy of sickling test in patients with suspected sickle haemoglobinopathy using high performance liquid chromatography as reference standard for detection of sickle haemoglobin: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
25. Agreement between peripheral smear findings and high performance liquid chromatography patterns in patients investigated for haemoglobinopathies for classification of thalassaemic and sickling disorders: a cross-sectional agreement study
26. Prevalence of beta thalassaemia trait among adults with unexplained microcytosis and normal or near-normal haemoglobin concentration using high performance liquid chromatography as diagnostic standard: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
27. Diagnostic accuracy of mean corpuscular volume below routine laboratory threshold in adults with normal haemoglobin for detection of beta thalassaemia trait using high performance liquid chromatography as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
28. Diagnostic accuracy of red blood cell count elevation in microcytic adults for detection of beta thalassaemia trait using high performance liquid chromatography and serum ferritin as reference standards: a cross-sectional study
29. Correlation of haemoglobin A2 percentage with mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular haemoglobin in patients with beta thalassaemia trait detected by high performance liquid chromatography: a cross-sectional correlation study
30. Prevalence and morphological correlates of iron deficiency among women of reproductive age with anaemia using serum ferritin as reference standard and peripheral smear parameters as index findings: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
31. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral smear hypochromia grading in women of reproductive age with anaemia using serum ferritin as reference standard for iron deficiency: a cross-sectional study
32. Correlation of haemoglobin concentration with serum ferritin and red cell distribution width in pregnant women undergoing routine anaemia evaluation for assessment of iron deficiency severity: a cross-sectional observational study
33. Diagnostic accuracy of automated microcytic red cell parameters in pregnant women with anaemia against serum ferritin for detection of iron deficiency at initial antenatal laboratory assessment: a cross-sectional study
34. Prevalence and haematological correlates of anaemia among elderly patients attending a tertiary hospital using automated red cell indices and peripheral smear classification as complementary assessment methods: a retrospective record-based study
35. Agreement between automated and manual packed cell volume measurements in anaemic patients using routine laboratory samples for assessment of analytical concordance across haemoglobin concentration categories: a method-comparison study
36. Agreement between automated haemoglobin measurement and cyanmethemoglobin method where routinely available in patient samples spanning anaemic and non-anaemic ranges for assessment of laboratory comparability: a method-comparison cross-sectional study
37. Correlation of red cell distribution width with erythrocyte sedimentation rate in adults with anaemia of chronic inflammatory conditions for assessment of haematological variation at diagnosis: a cross-sectional study
38. Diagnostic accuracy of red cell distribution width and mean corpuscular volume combination for distinguishing iron deficiency anaemia from anaemia of chronic disease using serum ferritin and inflammatory markers as reference standards: a cross-sectional study
39. Correlation of peripheral smear polychromasia grading with automated reticulocyte count in patients with haemolytic anaemia for assessment of marrow regenerative response at diagnosis: a cross-sectional correlation study
40. Agreement between manual reticulocyte count and automated reticulocyte count in patients undergoing routine reticulocyte testing for assessment of analytical concordance across anaemia categories: a laboratory-based method-comparison study
41. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral smear schistocyte grading in patients with suspected microangiopathic haemolysis using clinical diagnosis and routine haemolysis parameters as reference standard for significant fragmentation: a cross-sectional study
42. Inter-observer agreement in grading anisocytosis, poikilocytosis and hypochromia on peripheral smears from adults with anaemia using predefined morphological criteria and automated indices as external comparators: an observer-agreement study
43. Inter-observer agreement in identification of target cells, tear-drop cells and elliptocytes on peripheral smears from anaemic patients using consensus microscopy as reference classification: a cross-sectional observer-agreement study
44. Prevalence and morphological patterns of anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease using automated red cell indices and peripheral smear examination for classification at routine laboratory evaluation: a retrospective record-based study
45. Correlation of haemoglobin concentration and red cell indices with chronic kidney disease stage documented in routine records for assessment of anaemia severity across disease categories: a retrospective observational study
46. Diagnostic accuracy of red cell distribution width for identifying mixed nutritional anaemia in adults using serum ferritin, vitamin assays where available and peripheral smear morphology as composite reference standard: a cross-sectional study
47. Correlation of platelet count elevation with severity of iron deficiency measured by serum ferritin in adults with iron deficiency anaemia for assessment of reactive thrombocytosis at diagnosis: a cross-sectional study
48. Correlation of leucocyte and platelet abnormalities with haemoglobin severity in adults with megaloblastic anaemia confirmed by marrow morphology for assessment of multilineage involvement: a cross-sectional correlation study
49. Prevalence of incidental microcytosis among routine complete blood count specimens and proportion attributable to iron deficiency or beta thalassaemia trait using available ferritin and high performance liquid chromatography results: a retrospective study
50. Diagnostic yield of reflex peripheral smear review among specimens meeting automated microcytosis criteria compared with final laboratory diagnosis for detecting iron deficiency, thalassaemic morphology and other red cell abnormalities: a laboratory audit

Haematological Malignancies and Bone Marrow Pathology

51. Correlation of peripheral blood blast percentage with bone marrow blast percentage in adults newly evaluated for acute leukaemia using routine marrow aspiration as reference for disease burden at diagnosis: a cross-sectional study
52. Agreement between bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy in adults with suspected acute leukaemia for assessment of marrow cellularity and blast infiltration at initial diagnosis: a cross-sectional agreement study
53. Diagnostic yield of bone marrow trephine biopsy following inadequate or dry-tap aspiration in patients investigated for haematological disorders using final integrated marrow diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective observational study
54. Correlation of marrow cellularity estimated on aspiration smears with trephine biopsy cellularity in adults undergoing routine bone marrow examination for cytopenias and haematological malignancies: a cross-sectional correlation study
55. Agreement between two observers in bone marrow blast counting among newly diagnosed acute leukaemia cases using consensus microscopy as reference classification: an inter-observer agreement study
56. Correlation of peripheral leucocyte count with bone marrow blast percentage in adults with acute myeloid leukaemia diagnosed by routine morphology and basic immunophenotypic information where available: a cross-sectional study
57. Morphological concordance between peripheral blood and bone marrow findings in adults with acute myeloid leukaemia using bone marrow examination as reference standard for blast lineage and maturation: a cross-sectional study
58. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral smear blast morphology in suspected acute leukaemia using bone marrow morphology and routine immunophenotypic classification where available as reference standard for lineage assignment: a cross-sectional study
59. Correlation of platelet count and haemoglobin concentration with bone marrow blast percentage in adults with newly diagnosed acute leukaemia for assessment of marrow failure severity: a cross-sectional correlation study
60. Frequency and diagnostic significance of Auer rods on peripheral blood and marrow smears in acute myeloid leukaemia using integrated final diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective morphological study
61. Agreement between bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy in patients with suspected myelodysplastic syndromes for assessment of cellularity, dysplasia and blast percentage at diagnosis: a cross-sectional agreement study
62. Inter-observer agreement in grading dyserythropoiesis, dysgranulopoiesis and dysmegakaryopoiesis on marrow aspirates from patients investigated for unexplained cytopenias using consensus morphology as reference assessment: an observer-agreement study
63. Correlation of peripheral cytopenia pattern with marrow dysplasia severity in adults evaluated for suspected myelodysplastic syndromes using routine marrow morphology for diagnostic categorisation: a cross-sectional study
64. Diagnostic contribution of Perls Prussian blue stain on bone marrow aspirates from patients with unexplained anaemia compared with routine morphology for detection and grading of marrow iron stores: a cross-sectional study
65. Agreement between aspirate smear iron grading and trephine biopsy iron assessment using Perls Prussian blue stain in patients undergoing routine marrow evaluation for anaemia: a method-comparison study
66. Correlation of marrow iron grade with serum ferritin in adults undergoing bone marrow examination for anaemia using Perls Prussian blue stain as morphological assessment: a cross-sectional correlation study
67. Prevalence and clinicopathological correlates of marrow granulomas among bone marrow biopsies using haematoxylin and eosin morphology with Ziehl-Neelsen stain as adjunct for mycobacterial organisms: an archival study
68. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in bone marrow granulomas identified on trephine biopsies compared with final clinicopathological diagnosis for detection of mycobacterial infection: a retrospective diagnostic study
69. Correlation of bone marrow fibrosis grade assessed by reticulin stain with splenomegaly and blood count abnormalities in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms: an archival cross-sectional study
70. Inter-observer agreement in bone marrow reticulin fibrosis grading among patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms using consensus review as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
71. Agreement between marrow aspirate megakaryocyte morphology and trephine biopsy megakaryocytic patterns in suspected myeloproliferative neoplasms using integrated final diagnosis as comparator: a cross-sectional study
72. Correlation of platelet count with megakaryocyte number and morphology on bone marrow examination in patients with suspected essential thrombocythaemia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
73. Correlation of haemoglobin concentration with marrow fibrosis grade in patients with primary myelofibrosis using reticulin-stained trephine sections for assessment of disease-associated marrow alteration: an archival study
74. Frequency of dry tap and its pathological causes among routine bone marrow aspirations using corresponding trephine biopsy diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective record-based study
75. Diagnostic yield of trephine biopsy in pancytopenic patients with non-diagnostic aspiration compared with final clinicopathological diagnosis for identification of marrow infiltration, fibrosis and aplasia: a retrospective study
76. Spectrum of bone marrow findings in adults with pancytopenia using aspiration and trephine biopsy concordance for classification of nutritional, aplastic, infiltrative and malignant causes: a cross-sectional study
77. Agreement between bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy in adults with pancytopenia for identifying megaloblastic change, aplasia, fibrosis and malignant infiltration: a cross-sectional agreement study
78. Correlation of absolute neutrophil count, platelet count and haemoglobin concentration with marrow cellularity in adults with pancytopenia undergoing routine bone marrow examination: a cross-sectional correlation study
79. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral smear leukoerythroblastic pattern for marrow infiltration using trephine biopsy as reference standard in patients undergoing investigation for suspected metastatic or haematological disease: a cross-sectional study
80. Prevalence of metastatic solid tumour deposits in bone marrow biopsies and correlation with peripheral blood leukoerythroblastic changes using histopathological examination as diagnostic reference: an archival study
81. Diagnostic yield of routine bone marrow examination in patients with pyrexia of unknown origin using final clinical diagnosis as comparator for detection of haematological malignancy and granulomatous disease: a retrospective study
82. Morphological patterns of plasma cell proliferation in marrow aspirates and trephine biopsies from patients with plasma cell neoplasms using routine immunohistochemistry where available as reference classification: an archival study
83. Correlation of marrow plasma cell percentage with haemoglobin, creatinine and calcium values in newly diagnosed plasma cell myeloma using routine diagnostic records: a retrospective cross-sectional study
84. Agreement between aspirate and trephine estimates of plasma cell percentage in plasma cell myeloma using routine morphology and basic immunohistochemistry as comparator: an archival agreement study
85. Correlation of rouleaux formation graded on peripheral smear with marrow plasma cell percentage in patients with plasma cell myeloma for assessment of morphological association at diagnosis: a cross-sectional study
86. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral smear rouleaux formation for detecting plasma cell myeloma among adults undergoing marrow examination using integrated final marrow diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
87. Frequency and morphological spectrum of marrow involvement by non-Hodgkin lymphomas using trephine histopathology and basic immunohistochemistry as reference classification: an archival cross-sectional study
88. Agreement between bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy for detection of marrow involvement in patients with lymphoma undergoing routine staging evaluation: a retrospective diagnostic agreement study
89. Diagnostic yield of unilateral bone marrow trephine biopsy for detecting lymphoma involvement using integrated histopathological and clinical staging records as reference assessment: a retrospective study
90. Correlation of peripheral blood lymphocytosis with marrow infiltration percentage in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia using routine bone marrow examination as morphological comparator: a cross-sectional study
91. Inter-observer agreement in marrow lymphocyte percentage estimation among chronic lymphoproliferative disorders using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an observer-agreement study
92. Correlation of total leucocyte count with splenic enlargement and marrow myeloid-to-erythroid ratio in chronic myeloid leukaemia at initial diagnosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study
93. Agreement between peripheral smear phase assessment and bone marrow morphology in chronic myeloid leukaemia using integrated clinical diagnosis as reference classification: a cross-sectional agreement study
94. Frequency of eosinophilia and basophilia on peripheral smear in chronic myeloid leukaemia and correlation with marrow differential counts at initial diagnosis: a cross-sectional study
95. Inter-observer agreement in bone marrow cellularity estimation on trephine biopsies from adults with haematological disorders using consensus percentage cellularity as reference assessment: an archival study
96. Comparison of marrow aspirate smear, touch imprint and trephine biopsy morphology in haematological malignancies using final integrated diagnosis as reference standard for diagnostic adequacy: a cross-sectional study
97. Diagnostic yield of trephine touch imprints in cases with inadequate marrow aspiration compared with trephine histopathology for detecting acute leukaemia, lymphoma and metastatic malignancy: a retrospective study
98. Prevalence and morphological causes of haemophagocytosis in bone marrow aspirates from patients with cytopenias using clinical diagnosis and laboratory records as comparators: a retrospective cross-sectional study
99. Correlation of marrow haemophagocytosis grade with cytopenia severity and serum ferritin where available in patients evaluated for haemophagocytic syndromes: a retrospective observational study
100. Audit of bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy adequacy in a teaching hospital using predefined specimen-quality criteria and final diagnostic yield as outcome measures: a retrospective laboratory quality study

Coagulation, Platelets and Thrombocytopenia

101. Correlation of automated platelet count with manual peripheral smear platelet estimate in thrombocytopenic patients using repeat microscopy as reference assessment for severity classification: an analyser-versus-manual agreement study
102. Agreement between automated platelet counts obtained from routine analyser channels and manual platelet estimates in patients with platelet counts below the laboratory reference interval: a laboratory method-comparison study
103. Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral smear platelet estimate for clinically significant thrombocytopenia using automated platelet count as reference standard in hospitalised adults: a cross-sectional study
104. Correlation of mean platelet volume with platelet count in dengue patients with laboratory-confirmed infection for assessment of thrombocytopenia severity at presentation: a monsoon-season cross-sectional study
105. Correlation of platelet distribution width with platelet count in dengue patients for assessment of platelet size heterogeneity across thrombocytopenia grades: a monsoon-season cross-sectional study
106. Diagnostic performance of mean platelet volume for differentiating dengue-associated thrombocytopenia from non-dengue febrile thrombocytopenia using routine clinical diagnosis as reference classification: a comparative cross-sectional study
107. Comparative platelet indices in dengue and malaria patients with thrombocytopenia using peripheral smear or routine antigen-based diagnosis as disease reference standards: a monsoon-season cross-sectional study
108. Correlation of platelet count with peripheral smear parasitaemia grading in malaria patients for assessment of thrombocytopenia severity at initial diagnosis: a monsoon-season cross-sectional study
109. Diagnostic accuracy of thrombocytopenia for identifying malaria among febrile patients undergoing routine peripheral smear examination using parasite demonstration as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
110. Correlation of platelet count with sepsis severity documented at initial admission in adults with culture-supported or clinically diagnosed sepsis for assessment of haematological derangement: a retrospective cross-sectional study
111. Comparative mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in sepsis-related thrombocytopenia and dengue-related thrombocytopenia using routine final clinical diagnosis as comparator: a cross-sectional study
112. Agreement between automated and manual platelet counts in samples showing platelet clumps or analyser flags using peripheral smear review as reference assessment: a laboratory-based agreement study
113. Frequency and causes of pseudothrombocytopenia among samples with low automated platelet counts using repeat anticoagulated samples where routinely requested and peripheral smear examination as reference: a laboratory audit
114. Diagnostic yield of routine peripheral smear review in samples with severe automated thrombocytopenia for detecting platelet clumping, giant platelets and spurious counts: a cross-sectional laboratory study
115. Correlation of immature platelet fraction where routinely available with platelet count in immune thrombocytopenia using bone marrow findings where clinically performed as comparator for peripheral destruction: a cross-sectional study
116. Correlation of megakaryocyte number and morphology on bone marrow examination with peripheral platelet count in patients investigated for isolated thrombocytopenia: a cross-sectional observational study
117. Diagnostic contribution of bone marrow megakaryocyte morphology in thrombocytopenic patients using final clinical diagnosis as comparator for immune destruction, marrow failure and infiltrative causes: a retrospective study
118. Comparative bone marrow megakaryocyte patterns in immune thrombocytopenia and aplastic anaemia using final clinical diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective cross-sectional study
119. Correlation of platelet count with bleeding manifestations documented at presentation among patients with immune thrombocytopenia for assessment of clinicopathological association: a retrospective observational study
120. Correlation of mean platelet volume with bone marrow megakaryocyte number in patients with isolated thrombocytopenia undergoing routine marrow examination: a cross-sectional correlation study
121. Prevalence and causes of prolonged prothrombin time among hospitalised adults using mixing studies and routine clinical diagnosis where available as reference classification: a retrospective record-based study
122. Prevalence and causes of prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time among hospitalised adults using mixing studies and final clinical diagnosis where available as reference classification: a retrospective study
123. Agreement between manual and automated prothrombin time measurement in routine patient plasma samples across normal and prolonged ranges for assessment of analytical concordance: a method-comparison study
124. Agreement between manual and automated activated partial thromboplastin time measurement in routine patient plasma samples across normal and prolonged ranges for assessment of analytical concordance: a method-comparison study
125. Correlation of prothrombin time prolongation with platelet count in adults with chronic liver disease using routine liver function results as clinical comparators for severity assessment: a cross-sectional study
126. Correlation of activated partial thromboplastin time with platelet count in adults with sepsis-associated coagulopathy using routine clinical diagnosis as disease comparator: a cross-sectional study
127. Frequency of simultaneous prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time prolongation among patients with liver disease, sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation using final clinical diagnosis as comparator: a retrospective study
128. Diagnostic accuracy of platelet count and prothrombin time combination for detecting clinically diagnosed disseminated intravascular coagulation using routine coagulation criteria as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
129. Correlation of fibrinogen concentration where routinely measured with platelet count and prothrombin time in patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation for assessment of coagulation derangement: a retrospective observational study
130. Correlation of D-dimer concentration where routinely measured with platelet count in patients evaluated for disseminated intravascular coagulation using routine clinical diagnosis as comparator: a retrospective study
131. Prevalence of coagulation abnormalities among patients with chronic liver disease using prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and platelet count compared with documented disease severity: a cross-sectional study
132. Correlation of prothrombin time international normalised ratio with histological cirrhosis or documented chronic liver disease category in patients undergoing routine evaluation: a retrospective clinicopathological study
133. Prevalence of coagulation test abnormalities in nephrotic syndrome using prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time compared with routine clinical diagnosis and serum albumin: a cross-sectional study
134. Correlation of platelet count and coagulation parameters with peripheral smear findings in patients with severe malaria using parasite demonstration as reference diagnostic standard: a monsoon-season study
135. Correlation of platelet nadir documented during admission with initial mean platelet volume in dengue patients for assessment of early platelet-index association without extended follow-up: a retrospective observational study
136. Diagnostic accuracy of admission mean platelet volume for severe thrombocytopenia developing during routine dengue admission using lowest platelet count within five days as outcome measure: a retrospective study
137. Comparative platelet count recovery patterns within five days in dengue patients stratified by baseline mean platelet volume using routine serial complete blood counts as outcome assessment: a retrospective observational study
138. Frequency and morphology of giant platelets on peripheral smear in immune thrombocytopenia compared with hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia using final clinical or marrow diagnosis as reference classification: a comparative study
139. Diagnostic accuracy of giant platelet proportion on peripheral smear for differentiating peripheral destruction from marrow hypoproduction using bone marrow examination where clinically performed as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
140. Inter-observer agreement in manual peripheral smear platelet estimation among thrombocytopenic samples using automated platelet count and consensus microscopy as comparators: an observer-agreement study
141. Inter-observer agreement in identification of platelet clumps and giant platelets on peripheral smears from flagged samples using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: a laboratory agreement study
142. Prevalence and causes of thrombocytosis among routine complete blood count specimens using peripheral smear confirmation and clinical records for classification as reactive or clonal: a retrospective study
143. Correlation of platelet count with serum ferritin in iron deficiency anaemia patients for assessment of reactive thrombocytosis at diagnosis: a cross-sectional correlation study
144. Correlation of platelet count with total leucocyte count in patients with acute bacterial infections using final clinical diagnosis as comparator for reactive haematological changes: a cross-sectional study
145. Diagnostic yield of peripheral smear review among samples with automated thrombocytosis for detecting spurious counts, giant platelets and associated morphological abnormalities: a laboratory audit
146. Frequency of anticoagulant-related sample rejection in routine coagulation testing using predefined preanalytical quality criteria and repeat specimen requirement as outcome measure: a retrospective laboratory audit
147. Association of underfilled citrate tubes with prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time prolongation using correctly filled repeat samples as reference measurements: a laboratory method-comparison study
148. Audit of critical platelet count reporting in a teaching hospital using documented communication time against institutional policy as reference standard for compliance: a retrospective quality-improvement study
149. Audit of turnaround time for emergency coagulation tests using laboratory information timestamps against predefined institutional targets as reference standards for service performance: a retrospective study
150. Frequency and causes of coagulation sample rejection in a teaching hospital using predefined specimen acceptability criteria and repeat collection rates as quality outcomes: a retrospective laboratory audit

Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank Pathology

151. Prevalence and causes of blood donor deferral among prospective voluntary and replacement donors using blood bank eligibility criteria as reference standards: a retrospective record-based study
152. Comparative prevalence of temporary and permanent donor deferral among male and female blood donors using national blood donor selection criteria for classification: a retrospective cross-sectional study
153. Prevalence of anaemia-related donor deferral among prospective female donors using pre-donation haemoglobin testing against blood bank eligibility thresholds as reference standard: a retrospective study
154. Correlation of donor age and haemoglobin concentration with donation eligibility among prospective blood donors using routine pre-donation screening criteria as comparator: a cross-sectional study
155. Prevalence and demographic correlates of hypertension-related donor deferral using routine pre-donation blood pressure measurements and eligibility criteria as reference standards: a retrospective study
156. Prevalence of low body weight as a cause of donor deferral using routine donor screening measurements and national eligibility criteria as reference standards: a retrospective audit
157. Seasonal variation in voluntary blood donation and donor deferral using monthly blood bank records and predefined eligibility criteria as outcome measures: a retrospective observational study
158. Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infection markers among blood donors using routinely performed serological screening assays and confirmatory blood bank records as diagnostic comparators: a retrospective study
159. Seroprevalence trends of hepatitis B surface antigen among blood donors using routine screening assays and annual donation records for temporal comparison: a retrospective record-based study
160. Seroprevalence trends of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus among blood donors using routine screening assays and annual donation records for temporal comparison: a retrospective study
161. Seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus among blood donors using routinely performed serological screening and repeat reactive testing protocols as laboratory reference standards: a retrospective study
162. Seroprevalence of syphilis screening reactivity among blood donors using routine blood bank serology and confirmatory records where available as reference assessment: a retrospective study
163. Prevalence of malaria screening positivity among blood donors in an endemic region using routine blood bank testing and donor records as reference assessment: a retrospective cross-sectional study
164. Frequency of multiple transfusion-transmitted infection marker reactivity among blood donors using routine serological screening results for characterisation of co-reactive patterns: a retrospective study
165. Comparison of transfusion-transmitted infection marker prevalence between first-time and repeat blood donors using routine blood bank screening results as outcome measures: a retrospective cross-sectional study
166. Prevalence of ABO and Rh blood groups among blood donors using routine forward and reverse grouping as reference classification: a retrospective record-based study
167. Frequency and causes of ABO blood group discrepancies among donor and patient samples using repeat forward and reverse grouping as reference resolution methods: a retrospective laboratory study
168. Agreement between conventional tube and gel-card blood grouping methods where both are routinely used, using resolved blood group as reference standard: a method-comparison study
169. Agreement between forward and reverse ABO grouping among routine donor samples using repeat testing for discrepant cases as reference assessment: a laboratory agreement study
170. Frequency of Rh negative blood groups among donors and component recipients using routine serological typing as reference classification: a retrospective study
171. Prevalence of weak D reactions among samples undergoing routine extended Rh typing using confirmatory serological testing as reference assessment: a retrospective laboratory study
172. Frequency and specificity of unexpected red cell antibodies detected during pretransfusion testing using routine antibody screening and identification methods as reference classification: a retrospective study
173. Prevalence of positive indirect antiglobulin tests among multitransfused patients using routine antibody screening and identification as diagnostic reference methods: a cross-sectional study
174. Frequency of positive direct antiglobulin tests among patients investigated for haemolysis using routine clinical diagnosis and peripheral smear findings as comparators: a retrospective cross-sectional study
175. Correlation of direct antiglobulin test strength with haemoglobin concentration and biochemical haemolysis parameters in patients evaluated for immune haemolytic anaemia: a cross-sectional study
176. Frequency and causes of incompatible crossmatches among patients requiring transfusion using antibody screening and resolved serological investigation as reference classification: a retrospective laboratory study
177. Audit of crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio among surgical patients using blood component issue records and institutional utilisation targets as quality outcome measures: a retrospective study
178. Audit of blood component utilisation in elective surgical procedures using actual transfusion against reserved units as reference for appropriateness of ordering practices: a retrospective study
179. Proportion of single-unit red cell transfusions among stable adult inpatients using transfusion request indications and post-transfusion haemoglobin records as utilisation outcomes: a retrospective audit
180. Appropriateness of packed red cell transfusion requests in adults using institutional haemoglobin thresholds and documented clinical indications as reference criteria: a retrospective audit
181. Appropriateness of platelet transfusion requests using pretransfusion platelet count and documented clinical indication against institutional transfusion guidelines as reference standards: a retrospective audit
182. Appropriateness of fresh frozen plasma transfusion requests using coagulation test results and documented bleeding indications against institutional guidelines as reference standards: a retrospective audit
183. Correlation of pretransfusion haemoglobin with post-transfusion haemoglobin increment after one packed red cell unit in stable adults using routine laboratory measurements as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
184. Correlation of platelet dose with one-hour or next-routine-count platelet increment where available in thrombocytopenic patients receiving routine platelet transfusion: a retrospective observational study
185. Frequency and types of acute transfusion reactions using haemovigilance records and standard reaction definitions as reference classification: a retrospective record-based study
186. Clinical and laboratory profile of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions using routine reaction workup and haemovigilance classification as reference assessment: a retrospective study
187. Clinical and laboratory profile of allergic transfusion reactions using haemovigilance definitions and documented transfusion reaction workup as reference assessment: a retrospective study
188. Frequency of transfusion-associated haemolytic reactions among reported events using direct antiglobulin testing, repeat grouping and routine biochemical assessment as reference investigations: a retrospective study
189. Audit of bedside transfusion reaction reporting completeness using haemovigilance forms against predefined documentation standards as quality outcome measures: a retrospective study
190. Turnaround time of emergency blood component issue using blood bank timestamps against institutional emergency-release targets as reference standards: a retrospective audit
191. Frequency and causes of blood component wastage using component disposition records and predefined avoidable-wastage categories as outcome measures: a retrospective blood bank audit
192. Comparative wastage rates of red cell, platelet and plasma components using expiry, storage and return records for classification of preventable causes: a retrospective study
193. Correlation of platelet component wastage with monthly demand and expiry patterns using routine inventory records as service utilisation outcomes: a retrospective study
194. Audit of cold-chain breaches for returned red cell units using documented temperature and return-time criteria against blood bank acceptance standards: a retrospective quality study
195. Frequency of blood bag discard due to seroreactivity, undercollection, expiry and technical causes using component production records for classification of preventable loss: a retrospective study
196. Prevalence of low haemoglobin among repeat blood donors using routine pre-donation testing and donation history as comparator for cumulative donation-related iron depletion risk: a cross-sectional study
197. Association of donation frequency with haemoglobin concentration among repeat blood donors using routine donation records and pre-donation haemoglobin measurements: a retrospective observational study
198. Audit of informed consent documentation for blood transfusion using patient records against institutional consent requirements as reference standards for compliance: a retrospective quality study
199. Audit of traceability from blood donation to component issue using blood bank records against predefined documentation standards as outcome measures: a retrospective quality-assurance study
200. Audit of turnaround time from blood component request to issue across emergency and routine requests using laboratory timestamps against institutional targets as service-performance outcomes: a retrospective study

Lymph Node Pathology and Haematolymphoid Cytology

201. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy using histopathological examination where available as reference standard for classification of benign and malignant lesions: a cross-sectional study
202. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for tuberculous lymphadenitis in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy using histopathology, Ziehl-Neelsen stain and clinical diagnosis as composite reference standard: a cross-sectional study
203. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen staining in cytological smears showing granulomatous lymphadenitis using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculous lymphadenitis: a cross-sectional study
204. Correlation of cytomorphological patterns of granulomatous lymphadenitis with Ziehl-Neelsen stain positivity in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy for predicting mycobacterial infection: a cross-sectional study
205. Diagnostic accuracy of caseous necrosis on fine needle aspiration cytology for tuberculous lymphadenitis using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
206. Comparative diagnostic yield of direct smear cytology and cell-block examination in lymph node aspirates using histopathological examination where available as reference standard for malignant lesions: a prospective observational study
207. Incremental diagnostic yield of cell-block preparation over conventional smears in lymph node aspirates with suspected malignancy using histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
208. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in cervical lymph nodes using histopathology of lymph node or primary tumour as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
209. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic adenocarcinoma in lymph nodes using histopathological examination as reference standard for metastatic malignancy: a cross-sectional study
210. Cytohistological correlation of metastatic malignancies in lymph nodes sampled by fine needle aspiration using corresponding biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
211. Diagnostic accuracy of cytological necrosis with atypical cells for metastatic carcinoma in lymph node aspirates using histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
212. Correlation of lymph node cytomorphology with site of primary carcinoma in patients with metastatic nodal disease using histopathological confirmation as comparator: a retrospective cross-sectional study
213. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for lymphoma among patients with persistent lymphadenopathy using histopathology and routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
214. Frequency and causes of false-negative fine needle aspiration cytology in lymphoma using subsequent lymph node biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic audit
215. Frequency and causes of false-positive fine needle aspiration cytology for lymphoma using subsequent histopathology and routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective audit
216. Inter-observer agreement in cytological classification of reactive hyperplasia, granulomatous lymphadenitis, metastatic carcinoma and suspected lymphoma using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an observer-agreement study
217. Diagnostic accuracy of monomorphic lymphoid population on cytology for lymphoma using histopathology with routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
218. Diagnostic accuracy of tingible-body macrophages and polymorphous lymphoid population for reactive lymphadenitis using histopathology or final clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
219. Correlation of lymph node size and anatomical site with cytological diagnosis in patients undergoing routine fine needle aspiration for lymphadenopathy: a cross-sectional observational study
220. Prevalence of tuberculous lymphadenitis among cervical lymph node aspirates and correlation with age, sex and cytomorphological pattern using final clinicopathological diagnosis as comparator: a retrospective study
221. Seasonal distribution of tuberculous lymphadenitis diagnosed by lymph node cytology using monthly laboratory records and Ziehl-Neelsen positivity as secondary outcome measures: a retrospective study
222. Diagnostic yield of repeat fine needle aspiration in initially inadequate lymph node cytology samples using final cytological or histological diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
223. Audit of adequacy rates in lymph node fine needle aspiration cytology using predefined cellularity criteria and final diagnostic category as quality outcomes: a retrospective laboratory study
224. Correlation of aspirate gross appearance with cytological diagnosis in lymph node fine needle aspiration samples using final cytomorphological classification as reference assessment: a prospective observational study
225. Diagnostic accuracy of pus-like aspirate for suppurative or tuberculous lymphadenitis using microscopy, Ziehl-Neelsen stain and final diagnosis as reference standards: a cross-sectional study
226. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in lymph node aspirates with suspected fungal infection using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective archival study
227. Frequency and cytomorphological features of fungal lymphadenitis among granulomatous lymph node aspirates using periodic acid-Schiff staining and final clinical diagnosis as reference classification: an archival study
228. Cytohistological correlation of paediatric lymphadenopathy using fine needle aspiration cytology and corresponding biopsy histopathology for assessment of diagnostic concordance: a retrospective study
229. Prevalence and cytological spectrum of paediatric cervical lymphadenopathy using routine fine needle aspiration specimens and final clinical or histological diagnosis as comparators: a retrospective study
230. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for suppurative lymphadenitis using microbiological or clinical diagnosis where available as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
231. Correlation of neutrophilic background and necrosis on lymph node cytology with suppurative clinical diagnosis using routine culture where available as comparator: a cross-sectional study
232. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for Kikuchi disease where suspected using excision biopsy histopathology as reference standard for necrotising lymphadenitis: a retrospective study
233. Morphological features associated with Kikuchi disease in lymph node cytology compared with histopathological diagnosis in excised nodes: a retrospective case-control study
234. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in cervical lymph nodes using histopathology of thyroid or lymph node as reference standard: a retrospective study
235. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic breast carcinoma in axillary lymph nodes using nodal histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
236. Correlation of axillary lymph node cytology with final nodal histopathology in patients with breast carcinoma undergoing routine preoperative nodal assessment: a prospective observational study
237. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma in cervical lymph nodes using nodal histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
238. Correlation of extranodal tumour features on cytology with histological extranodal extension in metastatic cervical squamous cell carcinoma where corresponding resection is available: a retrospective study
239. Diagnostic contribution of cell-block immunohistochemistry in cytologically indeterminate malignant lymph node aspirates using subsequent biopsy diagnosis as reference standard: an archival cross-sectional study
240. Agreement between conventional smear and cell-block classification in malignant lymph node aspirates using histopathology as reference standard for tumour category: a comparative cross-sectional study
241. Diagnostic accuracy of lymphoglandular bodies on cytological smears for lymphoid neoplasms using histopathology with routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective study
242. Correlation of cytological mitotic activity with histological proliferation category in lymphomas using excision biopsy and routinely performed Ki-67 immunohistochemistry as comparators: an archival study
243. Agreement between cytological and histological assessment of necrosis in metastatic lymph node malignancies using paired fine needle aspiration and biopsy specimens: a retrospective study
244. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in supraclavicular lymphadenopathy using histopathology or clinically confirmed primary malignancy as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
245. Spectrum and diagnostic yield of fine needle aspiration cytology in supraclavicular lymph nodes using final clinical or histopathological diagnosis as comparator: a retrospective study
246. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in inguinal lymphadenopathy using biopsy histopathology where available as reference standard for benign and malignant disease: a cross-sectional study
247. Prevalence of malignant diagnoses among elderly patients undergoing lymph node fine needle aspiration using final cytological and histological records for classification: a retrospective study
248. Correlation of necrosis percentage on cytology with Ziehl-Neelsen positivity in granulomatous lymphadenitis using final tuberculous diagnosis as comparator: a cross-sectional study
249. Inter-observer agreement in grading granulomas, necrosis and giant cells in cytologically diagnosed tuberculous lymphadenitis using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an observer-agreement study
250. Audit of lymph node cytology reporting turnaround time and non-diagnostic rate using laboratory information timestamps and predefined quality targets as service-performance outcomes: a retrospective study

Thyroid Pathology and Cytopathology

251. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology reported by the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology against histopathological examination of resected specimens for detection of malignancy in adults with thyroid nodules: a cross-sectional study
252. Risk of malignancy for each Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category in patients with thyroid nodules using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective cross-sectional study
253. Cytohistological correlation of thyroid nodules reported by the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology using corresponding surgical histopathology for assessment of categorical concordance: a retrospective study
254. Diagnostic accuracy of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category six for thyroid malignancy using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
255. Diagnostic accuracy of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category five for thyroid malignancy using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
256. Malignancy risk of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category three in surgically followed thyroid nodules using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
257. Malignancy risk of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category four in surgically followed thyroid nodules using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
258. Diagnostic accuracy of papillary nuclear features on thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology for papillary thyroid carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
259. Inter-observer agreement in identifying nuclear grooves, inclusions, chromatin clearing and overlap on thyroid cytology using consensus review and histopathological diagnosis as comparators: an observer-agreement study
260. Diagnostic accuracy of nuclear inclusions on thyroid cytology for papillary thyroid carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
261. Diagnostic accuracy of nuclear grooves on thyroid cytology for papillary thyroid carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
262. Correlation of cytological papillary architecture with histological papillary thyroid carcinoma in thyroid nodules using resection specimens as reference assessment: a retrospective study
263. Diagnostic accuracy of colloid quantity and follicular architecture for benign follicular nodules using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective cross-sectional study
264. Diagnostic accuracy of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology for Hashimoto thyroiditis using histopathology or integrated clinical and serological diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
265. Correlation of lymphocytic infiltration grading on thyroid cytology with histological lymphocytic thyroiditis in paired specimens using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
266. Diagnostic accuracy of Hürthle cell predominance on thyroid cytology for Hürthle cell neoplasm using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
267. Frequency and histological outcomes of Hürthle cell-rich thyroid aspirates classified by the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology using resection diagnosis as comparator: a retrospective study
268. Diagnostic accuracy of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology for medullary thyroid carcinoma using histopathology and routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective study
269. Cytomorphological features distinguishing medullary thyroid carcinoma from papillary thyroid carcinoma using histopathologically confirmed cases as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
270. Diagnostic accuracy of amyloid-like material on thyroid cytology for medullary thyroid carcinoma using Congo red staining and histopathology as reference standards: an archival study
271. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma using histopathological examination as reference standard: a retrospective study
272. Cytomorphological features distinguishing anaplastic thyroid carcinoma from metastatic carcinoma in thyroid aspirates using histopathology and basic immunohistochemistry as reference classification: a retrospective study
273. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for thyroid lymphoma using histopathology with routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective study
274. Frequency and causes of non-diagnostic thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology using the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology and repeat cytology or histology as outcome measures: a retrospective audit
275. Diagnostic yield of repeat fine needle aspiration in initially non-diagnostic thyroid nodules using final cytological or histological diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
276. Diagnostic yield of repeat fine needle aspiration in thyroid nodules initially categorised as atypia of undetermined significance using subsequent cytology or histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
277. Inter-observer agreement in categorising thyroid fine needle aspiration smears by the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology using consensus classification as reference assessment: an observer-agreement study
278. Intra-observer reproducibility of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology in selected indeterminate thyroid aspirates using blinded repeat review as outcome measure: an archival agreement study
279. Correlation of thyroid nodule size with Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category and histological malignancy in resected nodules: a retrospective observational study
280. Correlation of patient age with malignancy risk within indeterminate Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology categories using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
281. Correlation of sex with malignancy risk across Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology categories using histopathological outcome in surgically managed thyroid nodules: a retrospective study
282. Diagnostic accuracy of cystic background on thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology for benign cystic nodules using resection or repeat cytology as reference assessment: a cross-sectional study
283. Frequency and histological outcomes of cystic thyroid lesions sampled by fine needle aspiration using corresponding surgical pathology where available as reference classification: a retrospective study
284. Diagnostic accuracy of psammoma bodies on thyroid cytology for papillary thyroid carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
285. Diagnostic accuracy of multinucleated giant cells on thyroid cytology for papillary thyroid carcinoma using histopathological examination as reference standard: a retrospective study
286. Diagnostic accuracy of thick ropy colloid for benign colloid nodules on thyroid cytology using resection histopathology or stable repeat cytology as reference assessment: a cross-sectional study
287. Cytohistological correlation of follicular-patterned thyroid lesions using Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology categories and resection histopathology for final classification: a retrospective study
288. Frequency of follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma among Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category four nodules using resection histopathology as reference classification: a retrospective study
289. Correlation of capsular and vascular invasion on histopathology with preoperative cytological features in follicular thyroid neoplasms using paired specimens: a retrospective study
290. Histopathological spectrum of resected multinodular goitre specimens using fine needle aspiration diagnosis where available as comparator for detection of incidental malignancy: a retrospective study
291. Prevalence of incidental papillary microcarcinoma in thyroidectomy specimens for benign preoperative diagnoses using complete histopathological examination as reference assessment: an archival study
292. Correlation of tumour size with lymphovascular invasion in papillary thyroid carcinoma using routine histopathological sections and nodal status as comparator: an archival cross-sectional study
293. Correlation of papillary thyroid carcinoma histological subtype with cervical lymph node metastasis using resection and nodal histopathology as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
294. Correlation of extrathyroidal extension with lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma using thyroidectomy and neck dissection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
295. Association of lymphovascular invasion with lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma using routine histopathological examination as outcome measurement: an archival cross-sectional study
296. Correlation of tumour multifocality with lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma using complete thyroidectomy histopathology and nodal examination: a retrospective study
297. Agreement between cytological and histological diagnosis of Hashimoto thyroiditis in paired thyroid specimens using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective agreement study
298. Diagnostic contribution of cell-block preparation in thyroid fine needle aspiration specimens with suspected malignancy using resection histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
299. Audit of adequacy and reporting distribution of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology using the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology and predefined laboratory quality indicators: a retrospective study
300. Audit of turnaround time for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with non-diagnostic rate as secondary quality outcome: a retrospective study

Breast Pathology and Cytopathology

301. Diagnostic accuracy of breast fine needle aspiration cytology reported by the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology using histopathology as reference standard for malignancy: a cross-sectional study
302. Risk of malignancy for each International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology category using surgical histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
303. Cytohistological correlation of breast lesions classified by the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology using corresponding histopathology: a retrospective study
304. Inter-observer agreement in categorising breast fine needle aspiration cytology by the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology using consensus diagnosis as reference: an archival study
305. Diagnostic accuracy of breast fine needle aspiration cytology for fibroadenoma using histopathology or concordant clinical follow-up within six months as reference assessment: a cross-sectional study
306. Diagnostic accuracy of breast fine needle aspiration cytology for invasive carcinoma using core biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
307. Diagnostic accuracy of cytological nuclear atypia, discohesion and necrosis for invasive breast carcinoma using histopathological diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
308. Diagnostic accuracy of breast fine needle aspiration cytology for proliferative fibrocystic lesions using histopathology as reference standard in surgically sampled cases: a retrospective study
309. Diagnostic contribution of cell-block preparation in malignant breast aspirates using core biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard for tumour classification: a prospective observational study
310. Agreement between conventional cytological smears and cell-block sections in breast aspirates with suspected malignancy using histopathology as reference standard: a comparative cross-sectional study
311. Correlation of cytological tumour grade with Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system on histopathology in invasive breast carcinoma: a retrospective cross-sectional study
312. Inter-observer agreement in Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system among invasive breast carcinomas using consensus histological grade as reference assessment: an archival study
313. Correlation of tubule formation, nuclear pleomorphism and mitotic score with final Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system in invasive breast carcinoma: an archival correlation study
314. Correlation of Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system with oestrogen receptor expression in invasive breast carcinoma using routine immunohistochemistry as outcome assessment: an archival study
315. Correlation of Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system with progesterone receptor expression in invasive breast carcinoma using routine immunohistochemistry as outcome assessment: an archival study
316. Correlation of Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 expression in invasive breast carcinoma using routine immunohistochemistry as outcome assessment: an archival study
317. Correlation of Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system with Ki-67 proliferation index in invasive breast carcinoma using routinely performed immunohistochemistry as comparator: an archival study
318. Association of lymphovascular invasion with axillary lymph node metastasis in invasive breast carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective cross-sectional study
319. Correlation of tumour size with axillary lymph node metastasis in invasive breast carcinoma using mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery specimens with nodal histopathology: a retrospective study
320. Correlation of histological grade with axillary lymph node metastasis in invasive breast carcinoma using Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system and nodal histopathology: a retrospective study
321. Association of perineural invasion with tumour grade and nodal metastasis in invasive breast carcinoma using routine histopathological examination as outcome assessment: an archival study
322. Frequency and clinicopathological correlates of lymphovascular invasion in invasive breast carcinoma using haematoxylin and eosin sections and nodal status as comparator: an archival cross-sectional study
323. Correlation of tumour necrosis with Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system in invasive breast carcinoma using routine histopathology: an archival study
324. Correlation of tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte density assessed on routine haematoxylin and eosin sections with histological grade in invasive breast carcinoma: an archival cross-sectional study
325. Inter-observer agreement in semiquantitative assessment of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in invasive breast carcinoma using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival agreement study
326. Correlation of tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte density with oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status using routine immunohistochemistry: an archival study
327. Histopathological distribution of invasive breast carcinoma subtypes using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and routine immunohistochemical profile as comparator: an archival study
328. Correlation of histological subtype with Nottingham modification of the Bloom-Richardson grading system in invasive breast carcinoma using routine resection specimens: an archival study
329. Frequency of ductal carcinoma in situ associated with invasive breast carcinoma and correlation with tumour grade using routine resection histopathology: a retrospective study
330. Correlation of extensive in situ component with surgical margin involvement in breast-conserving excision specimens using routine histopathological margin assessment: a retrospective study
331. Agreement between gross tumour size and microscopic tumour size in breast carcinoma resection specimens using histopathological measurement as reference standard: a specimen-based comparison study
332. Correlation of gross tumour size with pathological tumour category in invasive breast carcinoma using microscopic measurement as reference assessment: a retrospective study
333. Frequency and causes of positive surgical margins in breast-conserving specimens using inked histopathological margin assessment and re-excision findings where available as comparator: a retrospective study
334. Correlation of fine needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes with final nodal histopathology in patients with breast carcinoma undergoing surgery: a prospective observational study
335. Diagnostic accuracy of axillary lymph node fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic breast carcinoma using nodal histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
336. Diagnostic accuracy of cytological features of apocrine change in breast aspirates using histopathology as reference standard for benign apocrine lesions: a retrospective study
337. Cytological features distinguishing fibroadenoma from phyllodes tumour in breast fine needle aspiration specimens using resection histopathology as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
338. Diagnostic accuracy of stromal hypercellularity and leaf-like fragments on breast cytology for phyllodes tumour using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
339. Correlation of histological grade of phyllodes tumour with mitotic count, stromal cellularity and margin status using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria: an archival study
340. Inter-observer agreement in classifying phyllodes tumours as benign, borderline or malignant using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and consensus diagnosis as reference: an archival study
341. Correlation of mitotic count with histological category in phyllodes tumour using resection histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
342. Diagnostic accuracy of breast fine needle aspiration cytology for granulomatous mastitis using core biopsy histopathology and special stains where performed as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
343. Correlation of granulomatous inflammation pattern in breast cytology with histological granulomatous mastitis using paired cytology and biopsy specimens: a retrospective study
344. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen and periodic acid-Schiff stains in granulomatous mastitis biopsies using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for infectious causes: an archival study
345. Frequency of male breast lesions on fine needle aspiration cytology and correlation with histopathological diagnosis where available for classification of gynaecomastia and malignancy: a retrospective study
346. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for gynaecomastia using histopathology or concordant clinical diagnosis as reference assessment: a cross-sectional study
347. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for male breast carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
348. Audit of breast fine needle aspiration adequacy using predefined cytological criteria and International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology categories as quality outcomes: a retrospective study
349. Audit of cytohistological discordance in breast lesions using paired fine needle aspiration and surgical pathology diagnoses for identification of major causes of diagnostic error: a retrospective quality study
350. Audit of breast pathology reporting turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with immunohistochemistry completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Gynaecological Pathology and Cervical Cytology

351. Prevalence of epithelial cell abnormalities in routine cervical cytology reported by the Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology using histopathology where available as reference assessment: a retrospective screening study
352. Cytohistological correlation of cervical epithelial abnormalities reported by the Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology using cervical biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
353. Diagnostic accuracy of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cervical cytology for histological high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using biopsy as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
354. Diagnostic accuracy of atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, for histological high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using biopsy as reference standard: a retrospective study
355. Histological outcomes of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cervical cytology using biopsy where performed as reference assessment: a retrospective study
356. Histological outcomes of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cervical cytology using cervical biopsy as reference assessment: a retrospective study
357. Risk of significant histological cervical lesion across Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology categories using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective cross-sectional study
358. Inter-observer agreement in reporting cervical cytology by the Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
359. Inter-observer agreement in distinguishing reactive squamous atypia from squamous intraepithelial lesions on cervical cytology using histopathological outcome where available as comparator: an archival study
360. Frequency and cytological correlates of unsatisfactory cervical smears using Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology adequacy criteria and repeat smear outcome as reference assessment: a retrospective audit
361. Diagnostic yield of repeat cervical cytology after an unsatisfactory initial smear using subsequent satisfactory cytology or biopsy as reference outcome: a retrospective study
362. Association of transformation-zone component presence with detection of epithelial abnormalities in cervical cytology using Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology reporting categories as outcome measures: a retrospective study
363. Correlation of inflammatory background severity with epithelial cell abnormality detection on cervical cytology using final cytological category as comparator: a cross-sectional study
364. Prevalence of specific infectious cytomorphological changes in cervical smears using routine microscopy and clinical or microbiological diagnosis where available as reference assessment: a retrospective study
365. Diagnostic accuracy of Candida morphology on cervical cytology using routine microbiological findings where available as reference standard for candidal infection: a cross-sectional study
366. Diagnostic accuracy of bacterial vaginosis-associated clue cells on cervical cytology using routine clinical or microbiological diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
367. Correlation of age and menopausal status with cervical cytological epithelial abnormalities using Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology categories as outcome measures: a retrospective study
368. Prevalence of atrophic changes and associated atypia in cervical smears from postmenopausal women using biopsy where available to assess significant lesions: a retrospective study
369. Correlation of cervical cytology category with histological lesion severity in women undergoing colposcopy-directed biopsy using biopsy diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective cross-sectional study
370. Audit of turnaround time and reporting completeness for cervical cytology using laboratory timestamps and Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology mandatory elements as quality standards: a retrospective study
371. Histopathological spectrum of endometrial biopsies from women with abnormal uterine bleeding using age and menopausal status as clinical comparators: a retrospective cross-sectional study
372. Correlation of endometrial histological pattern with age in women undergoing biopsy for abnormal uterine bleeding using routine histopathology as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
373. Prevalence of endometrial hyperplasia without atypia, atypical hyperplasia and carcinoma among women with abnormal uterine bleeding using biopsy histopathology as reference diagnosis: a retrospective study
374. Correlation of endometrial thickness documented by ultrasonography with biopsy histopathology in women with abnormal uterine bleeding for prediction of hyperplasia or carcinoma: a retrospective diagnostic study
375. Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic endometrial thickness for significant endometrial pathology in postmenopausal bleeding using endometrial biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
376. Correlation of histological endometrial pattern with menstrual status in perimenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding using routine biopsy specimens: a retrospective observational study
377. Prevalence of disordered proliferative endometrium among women with abnormal uterine bleeding using histopathological examination and age category as comparative parameter: a retrospective study
378. Frequency of endometrial polyps in women with abnormal uterine bleeding using biopsy or hysterectomy histopathology as reference diagnosis and ultrasonography where available as comparator: a retrospective study
379. Diagnostic accuracy of endometrial biopsy for hyperplasia and carcinoma using subsequent hysterectomy histopathology as reference standard in women undergoing definitive surgery: a retrospective study
380. Agreement between preoperative endometrial biopsy and hysterectomy diagnosis in endometrial hyperplasia using hysterectomy histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective agreement study
381. Agreement between endometrial biopsy tumour grade and hysterectomy tumour grade in endometrioid carcinoma using final resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
382. Correlation of myometrial invasion depth with tumour grade in endometrioid carcinoma using hysterectomy histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival cross-sectional study
383. Association of lymphovascular invasion with myometrial invasion depth in endometrioid carcinoma using routine hysterectomy histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
384. Correlation of cervical stromal involvement with myometrial invasion and tumour grade in endometrial carcinoma using hysterectomy histopathology: a retrospective study
385. Histopathological spectrum of hysterectomy specimens for abnormal uterine bleeding using preoperative endometrial biopsy diagnosis where available as comparator: a retrospective study
386. Agreement between preoperative endometrial biopsy and hysterectomy histopathology for non-neoplastic and neoplastic endometrial lesions in women with abnormal uterine bleeding: a retrospective study
387. Histopathological spectrum of ovarian tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and age distribution as clinicopathological comparator: an archival cross-sectional study
388. Correlation of gross morphology with histological category of ovarian tumours using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective specimen-based study
389. Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative gross assessment recorded for ovarian masses using final histopathology as reference standard for benign versus malignant classification: a retrospective study
390. Correlation of ovarian tumour size with benign, borderline and malignant histological categories using final resection histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
391. Histopathological spectrum of epithelial ovarian tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and menopausal status as comparator: an archival study
392. Histopathological spectrum of germ cell tumours of the ovary using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and age as clinical comparator: an archival study
393. Correlation of mitotic activity with histological category in selected ovarian sex cord-stromal tumours using resection histopathology and Ki-67 where routinely performed as comparators: an archival study
394. Diagnostic accuracy of peritoneal fluid cytology for detecting malignant cells in ovarian carcinoma using peritoneal or omental histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
395. Correlation of peritoneal cytology positivity with omental metastasis in epithelial ovarian carcinoma using staging histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
396. Histopathological spectrum of cervical biopsies in women with abnormal cervical cytology using Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology category as comparator: a retrospective study
397. Correlation of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade with p16 immunohistochemistry where routinely performed using consensus histopathological grade as reference assessment: an archival study
398. Inter-observer agreement in grading cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on haematoxylin and eosin sections using consensus microscopy and p16 immunohistochemistry where available as comparators: an archival study
399. Correlation of tumour differentiation with lymphovascular invasion in cervical squamous cell carcinoma using routine hysterectomy or biopsy histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
400. Audit of gynaecological biopsy and hysterectomy pathology turnaround time using laboratory timestamps and predefined institutional targets with add-on immunohistochemistry as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Gastrointestinal Pathology

401. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies using routine haematoxylin and eosin morphology with special stain where performed as reference assessment: an archival cross-sectional study
402. Diagnostic accuracy of haematoxylin and eosin examination for Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies using routinely performed special stain as reference standard: an archival study
403. Correlation of Helicobacter pylori density with chronic inflammation severity in gastric biopsies using routine histological grading as outcome assessment: an archival cross-sectional study
404. Correlation of Helicobacter pylori presence with neutrophilic activity in chronic gastritis using gastric biopsy histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
405. Correlation of Helicobacter pylori infection with intestinal metaplasia in gastric biopsies using routine histopathology and special stain where available as diagnostic comparator: an archival study
406. Inter-observer agreement in grading chronic inflammation, activity, atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in gastric biopsies using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
407. Prevalence of gastric intestinal metaplasia among adults undergoing endoscopic biopsy using routine histopathology and age as clinicopathological comparator: a retrospective study
408. Correlation of gastric intestinal metaplasia with Helicobacter pylori status using routine histopathology and special stains where performed as comparator: an archival cross-sectional study
409. Histopathological spectrum of gastric biopsies from dyspeptic adults using endoscopic findings as clinical comparator for inflammatory, premalignant and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
410. Agreement between endoscopic impression and gastric biopsy histopathology for gastritis, ulcer and malignancy using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic study
411. Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic suspicion of gastric carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard for malignancy: a retrospective cross-sectional study
412. Correlation of gastric carcinoma histological type with tumour location using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and resection specimens: an archival study
413. Correlation of gastric carcinoma grade with lymph node metastasis using gastrectomy histopathology and nodal examination as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
414. Association of lymphovascular invasion with lymph node metastasis in gastric adenocarcinoma using routine resection histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
415. Association of perineural invasion with lymph node metastasis in gastric adenocarcinoma using routine gastrectomy histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
416. Correlation of depth of invasion with lymph node metastasis in gastric carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective cross-sectional study
417. Correlation of tumour differentiation with depth of invasion in gastric adenocarcinoma using gastrectomy histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
418. Histopathological spectrum of oesophageal biopsies using endoscopic impression as comparator for inflammatory, dysplastic and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
419. Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic suspicion for oesophageal carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
420. Correlation of histological grade with depth of invasion in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma using resection specimens as outcome assessment: an archival study
421. Association of lymphovascular invasion with lymph node metastasis in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma using resection and nodal histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
422. Association of perineural invasion with lymph node metastasis in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma using routine resection histopathology: an archival study
423. Correlation of tumour budding assessed on haematoxylin and eosin sections with lymph node metastasis in colorectal adenocarcinoma using resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
424. Inter-observer agreement in tumour budding assessment in colorectal adenocarcinoma using consensus microscopy as reference classification: an archival observer-agreement study
425. Correlation of tumour grade with lymph node metastasis in colorectal adenocarcinoma using resection histopathology and nodal examination: a retrospective study
426. Association of lymphovascular invasion with nodal metastasis in colorectal adenocarcinoma using routine resection histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
427. Association of perineural invasion with nodal metastasis in colorectal adenocarcinoma using routine resection histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
428. Correlation of depth of bowel-wall invasion with lymph node metastasis in colorectal adenocarcinoma using resection histopathology: a retrospective cross-sectional study
429. Correlation of tumour necrosis with histological grade in colorectal adenocarcinoma using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
430. Correlation of tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte density with histological grade in colorectal adenocarcinoma using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
431. Inter-observer agreement in semiquantitative tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte assessment in colorectal carcinoma using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
432. Frequency and pathological significance of mucinous differentiation in colorectal adenocarcinoma using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and nodal status as comparator: an archival study
433. Correlation of signet-ring cell morphology with pathological stage at resection in colorectal carcinoma using routine histopathological examination: a retrospective study
434. Agreement between colonoscopic impression and colorectal biopsy histopathology for adenoma and carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic study
435. Histopathological spectrum of colorectal polyps using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
436. Correlation of colorectal polyp size with dysplasia grade using routine histopathological examination as reference assessment: an archival cross-sectional study
437. Correlation of villous architecture with high-grade dysplasia in colorectal adenomas using routine histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
438. Inter-observer agreement in grading dysplasia in colorectal adenomas using consensus microscopy as reference classification: an archival observer-agreement study
439. Histopathological spectrum of appendicectomy specimens using gross findings and clinical diagnosis as comparators for acute, chronic and incidental lesions: a retrospective study
440. Agreement between clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis and histopathological examination of appendicectomy specimens using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
441. Frequency of incidental neoplasms in appendicectomy specimens using complete histopathological examination as reference assessment: a retrospective archival study
442. Correlation of gross appendiceal findings with histological acute inflammation severity using routine appendicectomy specimens: a retrospective specimen-based study
443. Histopathological spectrum of small intestinal biopsies from patients with chronic diarrhoea using endoscopic and clinical findings as comparators: a retrospective study
444. Correlation of villous atrophy grade with intraepithelial lymphocyte density in duodenal biopsies from patients evaluated for malabsorption using routine histopathology: an archival study
445. Inter-observer agreement in grading villous atrophy on duodenal biopsies using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
446. Diagnostic accuracy of duodenal biopsy histology for coeliac-pattern enteropathy using clinical and serological diagnosis where routinely available as composite reference standard: a retrospective study
447. Prevalence of intestinal tuberculosis in gastrointestinal biopsies using histopathology, Ziehl-Neelsen stain and clinical diagnosis as reference assessment: an archival study
448. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in gastrointestinal granulomatous lesions using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculosis: an archival study
449. Histological features distinguishing intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn-type inflammatory bowel disease using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
450. Audit of gastrointestinal biopsy pathology turnaround time and adequacy using laboratory timestamps and predefined specimen-quality criteria as service-performance outcomes: a retrospective study

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Pathology

451. Histopathological spectrum of cholecystectomy specimens using preoperative clinical and imaging diagnosis as comparator for inflammatory, metaplastic, dysplastic and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
452. Prevalence of incidental gallbladder carcinoma in cholecystectomy specimens performed for presumed benign disease using complete histopathological examination as reference assessment: a retrospective study
453. Correlation of gallstone presence with histological chronic cholecystitis severity in cholecystectomy specimens using routine gross and microscopic examination: an archival cross-sectional study
454. Correlation of gallbladder intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia in cholecystectomy specimens using routine histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
455. Association of pyloric metaplasia with chronic inflammation severity in gallbladder specimens using routine histopathological examination: an archival cross-sectional study
456. Correlation of gallbladder wall thickness measured grossly with histological chronic inflammation and fibrosis severity using routine cholecystectomy specimens: a specimen-based study
457. Diagnostic accuracy of gross suspicion for gallbladder carcinoma using histopathological examination as reference standard in cholecystectomy specimens: a retrospective study
458. Correlation of gallbladder carcinoma histological grade with depth of invasion using resection histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
459. Association of lymphovascular invasion with lymph node metastasis in gallbladder carcinoma using resection and nodal histopathology as reference assessment: an archival study
460. Association of perineural invasion with pathological tumour category in gallbladder carcinoma using routine resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
461. Correlation of tumour differentiation with lymph node metastasis in gallbladder adenocarcinoma using resection histopathology and nodal examination: a retrospective study
462. Frequency and pathological significance of dysplasia adjacent to gallbladder carcinoma using routine resection sections and tumour grade as comparator: an archival study
463. Prevalence of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and its gross mimics of carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
464. Histological features distinguishing xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis from gallbladder carcinoma using histopathologically confirmed specimens as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
465. Agreement between preoperative imaging impression and gallbladder histopathology for suspected malignancy using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic study
466. Histopathological spectrum of liver biopsies using clinical indication and biochemical liver profile as comparators for inflammatory, fatty, fibrotic and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
467. Correlation of steatosis grade with inflammatory activity in liver biopsies from patients with fatty liver disease using routine histopathological assessment: an archival study
468. Correlation of steatosis grade with fibrosis stage in liver biopsies from patients with fatty liver disease using Masson trichrome stain as fibrosis comparator: an archival study
469. Inter-observer agreement in grading hepatic steatosis on haematoxylin and eosin sections using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
470. Inter-observer agreement in hepatic fibrosis staging using Masson trichrome-stained liver biopsies and consensus review as reference assessment: an archival study
471. Correlation of serum aminotransferase levels with histological inflammation grade in liver biopsies using routine biochemical results and pathology records: a retrospective clinicopathological study
472. Correlation of serum bilirubin with histological cholestasis severity in liver biopsies using routine biochemical results as comparator: a retrospective study
473. Diagnostic yield of Masson trichrome stain for hepatic fibrosis assessment compared with haematoxylin and eosin examination in routine liver biopsies: an archival comparative study
474. Diagnostic yield of reticulin stain in evaluating altered hepatic architecture in liver biopsies with suspected chronic liver disease using final histopathological diagnosis as reference assessment: an archival study
475. Diagnostic contribution of Perls Prussian blue stain in liver biopsies from patients with chronic liver disease using routine iron deposition grading as outcome measure: an archival study
476. Prevalence and histological patterns of granulomatous hepatitis using haematoxylin and eosin sections with Ziehl-Neelsen and periodic acid-Schiff stains as adjunctive comparators: an archival study
477. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in hepatic granulomas using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for mycobacterial infection: an archival study
478. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in hepatic granulomatous lesions using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for fungal organisms: an archival study
479. Histopathological spectrum of hepatic space-occupying lesions sampled by core biopsy using imaging diagnosis and routine immunohistochemistry where available as comparators: a retrospective study
480. Diagnostic accuracy of liver core biopsy for metastatic carcinoma using final clinical, imaging or resection diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
481. Correlation of tumour differentiation with necrosis in hepatocellular carcinoma biopsies or resections using routine histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
482. Diagnostic contribution of reticulin stain in suspected hepatocellular carcinoma using final histopathological diagnosis and routine immunohistochemistry where available as reference assessment: an archival study
483. Histopathological spectrum of pancreatic biopsies and resections using radiological or operative diagnosis as clinical comparator for inflammatory and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
484. Diagnostic accuracy of pancreatic fine needle aspiration or cytology for malignancy using biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
485. Correlation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma histological grade with lymph node metastasis using resection histopathology and nodal examination: an archival study
486. Association of perineural invasion with lymph node metastasis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma using routine resection histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
487. Association of lymphovascular invasion with pathological tumour category in pancreatic adenocarcinoma using routine resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
488. Histopathological spectrum of periampullary tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
489. Correlation of periampullary carcinoma histological subtype with lymph node metastasis using resection and nodal histopathology: a retrospective study
490. Diagnostic accuracy of periampullary endoscopic biopsy for malignancy using subsequent resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
491. Agreement between preoperative biopsy and resection histology in periampullary carcinoma for tumour type and differentiation grade: a retrospective agreement study
492. Histopathological spectrum of extrahepatic bile duct biopsies using imaging and operative findings as comparators for inflammatory and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
493. Diagnostic accuracy of bile duct biopsy for cholangiocarcinoma using resection histopathology or final clinicoradiological diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
494. Correlation of cholangiocarcinoma histological grade with perineural invasion using resection histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
495. Association of lymphovascular invasion with nodal metastasis in cholangiocarcinoma using resection and lymph node histopathology: an archival study
496. Diagnostic yield of bile cytology for malignant biliary obstruction using biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
497. Agreement between bile cytology and biliary biopsy in patients with obstructive jaundice using final histopathological diagnosis as reference assessment: a retrospective study
498. Audit of cholecystectomy specimen sampling adequacy in suspected gallbladder malignancy using predefined grossing protocols and final detection of dysplasia or carcinoma as outcomes: a retrospective study
499. Audit of liver biopsy adequacy using portal tract count and specimen length against predefined laboratory criteria with diagnostic yield as secondary outcome: a retrospective study
500. Audit of hepatobiliary pathology turnaround time using laboratory timestamps and predefined institutional targets with special-stain completion time as secondary quality outcome: a retrospective study

Head, Neck and Oral Pathology

501. Histopathological spectrum of oral cavity biopsies in patients with tobacco or smokeless tobacco exposure using clinical diagnosis as comparator for benign, premalignant and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
502. Correlation of oral epithelial dysplasia grade with documented smokeless tobacco exposure in oral mucosal biopsies using routine histopathological assessment: a retrospective cross-sectional study
503. Inter-observer agreement in grading oral epithelial dysplasia on haematoxylin and eosin sections using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
504. Correlation of oral epithelial dysplasia grade with p53 immunohistochemical expression where routinely performed using histological grade as comparator: an archival study
505. Correlation of oral epithelial dysplasia grade with Ki-67 proliferation index where routinely performed using histopathological grade as reference assessment: an archival study
506. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical suspicion for oral malignancy using biopsy histopathology as reference standard in patients with persistent oral lesions: a retrospective study
507. Histopathological spectrum of leukoplakic oral lesions using clinical diagnosis and routine biopsy histopathology for classification of hyperkeratosis, dysplasia and carcinoma: a retrospective study
508. Histopathological spectrum of erythroplakic and erythroleukoplakic oral lesions using clinical appearance and biopsy histopathology for detection of dysplasia and carcinoma: a retrospective study
509. Correlation of oral squamous cell carcinoma histological grade with cervical lymph node metastasis using resection and nodal histopathology: a retrospective study
510. Association of lymphovascular invasion with cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma using routine resection histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
511. Association of perineural invasion with cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma using routine resection and nodal histopathology: an archival study
512. Correlation of depth of invasion with cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
513. Correlation of tumour budding with cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
514. Inter-observer agreement in tumour budding assessment in oral squamous cell carcinoma using consensus microscopy as reference classification: an archival observer-agreement study
515. Correlation of worst pattern of invasion with lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma using routine resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
516. Correlation of tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte density with histological grade in oral squamous cell carcinoma using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
517. Inter-observer agreement in semiquantitative tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte assessment in oral squamous cell carcinoma using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
518. Correlation of surgical margin distance with histological risk features in oral squamous cell carcinoma using inked resection specimens and routine microscopy: a retrospective study
519. Frequency and causes of positive margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma resections using histopathological margin assessment and re-resection findings where available as comparator: a retrospective study
520. Correlation of mandibular bone invasion with tumour depth and nodal metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma using resection histopathology: a retrospective study
521. Histopathological spectrum of salivary gland fine needle aspiration specimens reported by the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology using histopathology where available as reference: a retrospective study
522. Risk of malignancy for each Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology category using surgical histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective cross-sectional study
523. Diagnostic accuracy of salivary gland fine needle aspiration cytology reported by the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology using histopathology as reference standard for malignancy: a cross-sectional study
524. Inter-observer agreement in categorising salivary gland fine needle aspiration specimens by the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
525. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for pleomorphic adenoma using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
526. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for Warthin tumour using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
527. Cytological features distinguishing pleomorphic adenoma from malignant salivary gland tumours using histopathologically confirmed cases as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
528. Diagnostic accuracy of chondromyxoid stroma on salivary gland cytology for pleomorphic adenoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
529. Diagnostic accuracy of oncocytic cells with lymphoid background for Warthin tumour using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
530. Frequency and histological outcomes of salivary gland aspirates categorised as neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential by the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology: a retrospective study
531. Diagnostic contribution of cell-block preparation in salivary gland aspirates with suspected malignancy using resection histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
532. Agreement between conventional smears and cell-block preparations in salivary gland fine needle aspiration using histopathology as reference standard for tumour category: a comparative study
533. Histopathological spectrum of parotid gland tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and preoperative cytology as comparator: an archival study
534. Histopathological spectrum of submandibular gland tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and preoperative cytology as comparator: an archival study
535. Cytohistological correlation of salivary gland lesions using the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology and corresponding surgical histopathology: a retrospective study
536. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in cervical nodes from oral primary tumours using histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
537. Histopathological spectrum of laryngeal biopsies using clinical and endoscopic impression as comparator for inflammatory, dysplastic and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
538. Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic suspicion for laryngeal carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
539. Correlation of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma grade with lymph node metastasis using resection and nodal histopathology: a retrospective study
540. Association of lymphovascular invasion with nodal metastasis in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma using routine resection histopathology: an archival study
541. Histopathological spectrum of sinonasal masses using clinical and radiological impression as comparators for inflammatory, fungal and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
542. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in sinonasal biopsies with suspected fungal infection using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
543. Correlation of fungal morphology on haematoxylin and eosin sections with periodic acid-Schiff positivity in sinonasal fungal disease using final pathology diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
544. Histopathological spectrum of nasopharyngeal biopsies using endoscopic impression as comparator for inflammatory and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
545. Diagnostic accuracy of nasopharyngeal biopsy for malignancy using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference assessment: a retrospective study
546. Histopathological spectrum of tonsillectomy specimens using clinical indication as comparator for chronic inflammation and unsuspected neoplasia: a retrospective study
547. Frequency of incidental malignancy in adult tonsillectomy specimens using complete histopathological examination as reference assessment: a retrospective study
548. Audit of oral biopsy specimen adequacy using predefined orientation and depth criteria with diagnostic yield as quality outcome: a retrospective laboratory study
549. Audit of salivary gland fine needle aspiration adequacy using Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology criteria and non-diagnostic rate as primary quality outcome: a retrospective study
550. Audit of head-and-neck pathology turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with special-stain or immunohistochemistry completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Respiratory and Thoracic Pathology

551. Diagnostic accuracy of sputum cytology for lung malignancy in patients with radiologically suspicious lesions using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective cross-sectional study
552. Diagnostic accuracy of bronchial brush cytology for lung carcinoma using bronchoscopic biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
553. Diagnostic accuracy of bronchial wash cytology for lung carcinoma using bronchoscopic biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
554. Comparative diagnostic yield of bronchial brushing and bronchial washing for lung malignancy using bronchoscopic biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
555. Diagnostic accuracy of combined bronchial brushing and washing cytology for lung malignancy using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
556. Cytohistological correlation of bronchial cytology and biopsy in suspected lung carcinoma using histopathological diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
557. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for peripheral lung masses using core biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
558. Diagnostic contribution of cell-block preparation in respiratory cytology specimens with suspected malignancy using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
559. Agreement between conventional cytology and cell-block diagnosis in bronchial washing specimens using histopathology as reference standard for malignancy: a comparative cross-sectional study
560. Cytomorphological features distinguishing squamous cell carcinoma from adenocarcinoma in respiratory cytology using histopathology with routine immunohistochemistry as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
561. Diagnostic accuracy of keratinisation and tadpole cells on respiratory cytology for squamous cell carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
562. Diagnostic accuracy of glandular clusters and cytoplasmic vacuolation on respiratory cytology for adenocarcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
563. Diagnostic accuracy of nuclear moulding and scant cytoplasm on respiratory cytology for small cell carcinoma using histopathology and routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective study
564. Histopathological spectrum of lung biopsies using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and radiological impression as comparator: an archival study
565. Correlation of lung carcinoma histological subtype with age, sex and smoking history using biopsy or resection histopathology as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
566. Correlation of lung carcinoma histological grade with lymph node metastasis using resection and nodal histopathology: an archival study
567. Association of lymphovascular invasion with nodal metastasis in resected lung carcinoma using routine histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
568. Association of visceral pleural invasion with lymph node metastasis in lung carcinoma using resection histopathology: a retrospective study
569. Correlation of tumour size with nodal metastasis in resected lung carcinoma using histopathological measurement and lymph node examination: a retrospective study
570. Histopathological spectrum of pleural biopsies using clinical and radiological diagnosis as comparators for tuberculosis, inflammation and malignancy: a retrospective study
571. Diagnostic accuracy of pleural biopsy for tuberculosis using granulomatous histology, Ziehl-Neelsen stain and final clinical diagnosis as composite reference standard: a retrospective study
572. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in granulomatous pleural biopsies using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for mycobacterial infection: an archival study
573. Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid cytology for malignant pleural effusion using pleural biopsy or confirmed underlying malignancy as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
574. Diagnostic yield of cell-block preparation in pleural effusions with suspected malignancy using biopsy or clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a prospective observational study
575. Comparative diagnostic yield of conventional smear and cell-block examination in pleural effusions using final malignant diagnosis as reference standard: a comparative cross-sectional study
576. Correlation of pleural fluid cytomorphological pattern with histological type of underlying lung carcinoma using biopsy diagnosis as reference assessment: a retrospective study
577. Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid cytology for metastatic adenocarcinoma using histopathology and routine immunohistochemistry where available as reference standard: a retrospective study
578. Inter-observer agreement in classifying reactive mesothelial cells and malignant cells in pleural effusion cytology using consensus microscopy and final diagnosis as comparators: an observer-agreement study
579. Diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional cell clusters and nuclear atypia in pleural fluid cytology for malignancy using biopsy or clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
580. Histopathological spectrum of mediastinal biopsies using radiological compartment and final histological diagnosis as clinicopathological comparators: a retrospective study
581. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for mediastinal masses using histopathology as reference standard where corresponding biopsy is available: a retrospective study
582. Histopathological spectrum of thymic lesions using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and radiological diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
583. Correlation of thymoma histological type with tumour invasion documented on resection histopathology using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria: an archival study
584. Histopathological spectrum of pulmonary tuberculosis in lung biopsies and resections using Ziehl-Neelsen stain and final clinical diagnosis as comparators: an archival study
585. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in pulmonary granulomatous biopsies using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculosis: an archival study
586. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in pulmonary biopsies with fungal morphology using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
587. Histological features distinguishing tuberculosis from fungal granulomatous lung disease using special stains and final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
588. Histopathological spectrum of non-neoplastic lung resections using clinical and radiological diagnosis as comparators for infection, bronchiectasis and inflammatory lesions: a retrospective study
589. Correlation of radiological cavitation with histopathological necrosis in pulmonary infectious lesions using resection or biopsy specimens: a retrospective clinicopathological study
590. Histopathological spectrum of endobronchial biopsies in patients with suspected malignancy using bronchoscopy findings as comparator: a retrospective study
591. Agreement between bronchoscopic visual impression and biopsy histopathology for lung malignancy using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
592. Correlation of tumour necrosis with histological subtype in lung carcinoma using routine biopsy or resection histopathology: an archival study
593. Correlation of Ki-67 proliferation index with histological category in pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours where routine immunohistochemistry is available using final histopathological classification as reference: an archival study
594. Inter-observer agreement in mitotic count assessment in pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
595. Diagnostic accuracy of respiratory cytology for small cell carcinoma using biopsy histopathology and routine immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective study
596. Frequency and causes of false-negative respiratory cytology in lung cancer using corresponding biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic audit
597. Frequency and causes of false-positive respiratory cytology for lung malignancy using corresponding biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic audit
598. Audit of bronchoscopic biopsy adequacy for lung malignancy using predefined tissue criteria and final diagnostic yield as quality outcomes: a retrospective study
599. Audit of respiratory cytology adequacy and malignancy detection using specimen type, cellularity criteria and histopathological concordance as quality indicators: a retrospective study
600. Audit of thoracic pathology turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with immunohistochemistry completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Renal and Urinary Tract Pathology

601. Histopathological spectrum of native renal biopsies using clinical syndrome and routine light microscopy with special stains as comparators for glomerular, interstitial and vascular lesions: a retrospective study
602. Correlation of proteinuria severity with glomerular histopathological pattern in native renal biopsies using routine clinical laboratory results as comparator: a retrospective clinicopathological study
603. Correlation of serum creatinine with chronicity features in native renal biopsies using interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy grading on routine histopathology: an archival study
604. Inter-observer agreement in grading interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy on native renal biopsies using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
605. Correlation of global glomerulosclerosis percentage with serum creatinine in native renal biopsies using routine histopathology and clinical chemistry results: a retrospective study
606. Diagnostic contribution of periodic acid-Schiff stain in native renal biopsies compared with haematoxylin and eosin sections for assessment of glomerular basement membrane and mesangial abnormalities: an archival study
607. Diagnostic contribution of Masson trichrome stain in native renal biopsies compared with routine haematoxylin and eosin examination for interstitial fibrosis assessment: an archival comparative study
608. Diagnostic contribution of silver stain where routinely available in native renal biopsies using final histopathological diagnosis as reference assessment for glomerular capillary-wall abnormalities: an archival study
609. Correlation of haematuria with histopathological glomerular lesions in native renal biopsies using routine urine microscopy and biopsy diagnosis as comparators: a retrospective study
610. Correlation of hypertension with vascular and chronic parenchymal changes in native renal biopsies using routine histopathological grading as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
611. Histopathological spectrum of renal biopsies in nephrotic syndrome using age and clinical diagnosis as comparators for major glomerular patterns: a retrospective study
612. Histopathological spectrum of renal biopsies in nephritic syndrome using routine clinical diagnosis and urine findings as comparators: a retrospective study
613. Histopathological spectrum of renal biopsies in rapidly progressive renal dysfunction using serum creatinine and clinical diagnosis as comparators for crescentic patterns: a retrospective study
614. Correlation of crescent percentage with serum creatinine in crescentic glomerulonephritis using routine renal biopsy histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
615. Inter-observer agreement in crescent percentage estimation on renal biopsies using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
616. Correlation of tubular atrophy grade with estimated renal dysfunction documented at biopsy using routine histopathological examination: a retrospective clinicopathological study
617. Histopathological spectrum of nephrectomy specimens using preoperative imaging and clinical diagnosis as comparators for non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
618. Diagnostic accuracy of preoperative imaging impression for renal malignancy using nephrectomy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
619. Histopathological spectrum of renal cell carcinoma using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and tumour size as comparator: an archival study
620. Correlation of renal cell carcinoma histological grade with tumour size using nephrectomy histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
621. Correlation of renal cell carcinoma grade with tumour necrosis using routine nephrectomy histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
622. Association of lymphovascular invasion with pathological tumour category in renal cell carcinoma using nephrectomy histopathology: an archival study
623. Correlation of renal sinus invasion with tumour size in renal cell carcinoma using nephrectomy histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
624. Correlation of perinephric fat invasion with tumour grade in renal cell carcinoma using routine nephrectomy histopathology: an archival study
625. Histopathological spectrum of non-neoplastic nephrectomy specimens using clinical indication and gross findings as comparators for hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis and calculous disease: a retrospective study
626. Correlation of renal calculi with chronic pyelonephritis severity in nephrectomy specimens using routine histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
627. Frequency of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in nephrectomy specimens and correlation with calculi and hydronephrosis using gross and microscopic findings: a retrospective study
628. Histological features distinguishing xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis from renal malignancy in nephrectomy specimens using final histopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
629. Diagnostic accuracy of urine cytology reported by the Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology for high-grade urothelial carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
630. Risk of malignancy across Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology categories using corresponding urinary tract histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
631. Cytohistological correlation of urine cytology reported by the Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology using biopsy or resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
632. Inter-observer agreement in urine cytology categorisation by the Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
633. Diagnostic accuracy of nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio and hyperchromasia in urine cytology for high-grade urothelial carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
634. Diagnostic contribution of cell-block preparation in urine specimens suspicious for malignancy using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
635. Comparative diagnostic yield of conventional urine cytology and cell-block examination for urothelial carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
636. Histopathological spectrum of urinary bladder biopsies using cystoscopic impression as comparator for inflammatory, preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
637. Diagnostic accuracy of cystoscopic suspicion for bladder carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
638. Correlation of urothelial carcinoma histological grade with muscularis propria invasion using biopsy or resection histopathology: an archival study
639. Association of lymphovascular invasion with pathological tumour category in urothelial carcinoma using cystectomy histopathology: an archival study
640. Correlation of tumour necrosis with histological grade in urothelial carcinoma using routine histopathology: an archival study
641. Inter-observer agreement in grading urothelial carcinoma using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
642. Agreement between transurethral biopsy grade and cystectomy grade in urothelial carcinoma using cystectomy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
643. Agreement between transurethral biopsy assessment of muscularis propria invasion and cystectomy pathological stage using cystectomy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
644. Frequency of muscularis propria absence in transurethral bladder tumour specimens and its association with diagnostic uncertainty using final pathology reports as outcome measures: a retrospective audit
645. Histopathological spectrum of ureteric lesions using clinical and radiological diagnosis as comparators for inflammatory and neoplastic pathology: a retrospective study
646. Histopathological spectrum of renal pelvis tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and tumour grade as comparator: an archival study
647. Diagnostic accuracy of urine cytology for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma using biopsy or nephroureterectomy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
648. Audit of native renal biopsy adequacy using glomerular count and tissue composition against predefined laboratory standards with diagnostic yield as secondary outcome: a retrospective study
649. Audit of transurethral bladder biopsy adequacy for muscularis propria representation using predefined reporting standards and repeat biopsy recommendation as outcome measure: a retrospective study
650. Audit of renal and urinary tract pathology turnaround time using laboratory timestamps and predefined institutional targets with special-stain completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Male Genital and Prostatic Pathology

651. Histopathological spectrum of prostate needle biopsies using serum prostate-specific antigen concentration and clinical indication as comparators for benign, premalignant and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
652. Correlation of serum prostate-specific antigen concentration with prostate adenocarcinoma grade group on needle biopsy using routine histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study
653. Diagnostic accuracy of serum prostate-specific antigen thresholds for prostate adenocarcinoma using needle biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic study
654. Correlation of prostate-specific antigen density where routinely documented with biopsy diagnosis of carcinoma using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
655. Correlation of prostate adenocarcinoma grade group with serum prostate-specific antigen concentration using needle biopsy histopathology and routine laboratory records: an archival study
656. Inter-observer agreement in Gleason pattern assignment and prostate adenocarcinoma grade grouping on needle biopsies using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
657. Agreement between prostate needle biopsy grade group and prostatectomy grade group using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective agreement study
658. Correlation of perineural invasion on prostate needle biopsy with prostatectomy pathological tumour category using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
659. Association of perineural invasion with higher prostate adenocarcinoma grade group on needle biopsy using routine histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
660. Correlation of percentage core involvement by carcinoma with prostate adenocarcinoma grade group using needle biopsy histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
661. Association of number of positive biopsy cores with prostatectomy pathological tumour category using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
662. Correlation of tumour volume estimate on needle biopsy with prostatectomy tumour extent using resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
663. Diagnostic accuracy of suspicious small acinar proliferation on needle biopsy for subsequent prostate adenocarcinoma using repeat biopsy or prostatectomy histopathology as reference outcome: a retrospective study
664. Histological outcomes of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia on needle biopsy using subsequent repeat biopsy or prostatectomy histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
665. Frequency and histological patterns of chronic prostatitis in prostate biopsies using serum prostate-specific antigen and clinical diagnosis as comparators: a retrospective study
666. Correlation of chronic prostatic inflammation severity with serum prostate-specific antigen concentration in benign prostate biopsies using routine histopathology: a retrospective study
667. Histopathological spectrum of transurethral prostate resection specimens using clinical diagnosis and serum prostate-specific antigen as comparators: a retrospective study
668. Prevalence of incidental prostate adenocarcinoma in transurethral resection specimens performed for presumed benign enlargement using complete histopathological examination as reference assessment: a retrospective study
669. Correlation of prostate gland weight with benign prostatic hyperplasia histological pattern using transurethral or prostatectomy specimens: a retrospective specimen-based study
670. Histopathological spectrum of orchidectomy specimens using clinical and imaging diagnosis as comparators for torsion, infection, atrophy and neoplasia: a retrospective study
671. Histopathological spectrum of testicular tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and patient age as comparator: an archival study
672. Correlation of testicular germ cell tumour histological type with serum tumour markers where routinely available using resection histopathology as reference classification: a retrospective study
673. Correlation of lymphovascular invasion with tumour size in testicular germ cell tumours using orchidectomy histopathology: an archival study
674. Association of rete testis invasion with tumour size in testicular seminoma using orchidectomy histopathology: an archival study
675. Correlation of tumour necrosis with histological type in testicular germ cell tumours using routine orchidectomy histopathology: an archival study
676. Inter-observer agreement in histological classification of testicular germ cell tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and consensus diagnosis as reference: an archival study
677. Histopathological spectrum of epididymal and paratesticular masses using clinical and imaging diagnosis as comparators for benign and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
678. Histopathological spectrum of penile biopsies using clinical diagnosis as comparator for inflammatory, premalignant and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
679. Correlation of penile squamous cell carcinoma histological grade with lymphovascular invasion using routine resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
680. Association of perineural invasion with tumour grade in penile squamous cell carcinoma using routine histopathology: an archival study
681. Correlation of depth of invasion with lymphovascular invasion in penile squamous cell carcinoma using resection histopathology: an archival study
682. Histopathological spectrum of foreskin specimens submitted for pathological examination using clinical indication as comparator for inflammatory, premalignant and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
683. Prevalence of lichen sclerosus in adult circumcision specimens using routine histopathological examination and clinical diagnosis as comparator: a retrospective study
684. Histopathological spectrum of infertility-related testicular biopsies using clinical diagnosis and seminiferous tubular morphology as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
685. Correlation of seminiferous tubular diameter with spermatogenic pattern in testicular biopsies from men evaluated for infertility using routine histopathology: an archival study
686. Inter-observer agreement in classification of spermatogenic patterns on testicular biopsy using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
687. Correlation of Sertoli-cell-only pattern with testicular volume where documented in infertility evaluations using biopsy histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
688. Histopathological spectrum of hydrocele sac specimens using clinical diagnosis as comparator for chronic inflammation and unexpected lesions: a retrospective study
689. Frequency of unexpected pathological findings in hydrocele sac specimens using complete histopathological examination as reference assessment: a retrospective study
690. Histopathological spectrum of scrotal skin lesions using clinical diagnosis as comparator for inflammatory and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
691. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in palpable testicular or paratesticular masses where routinely performed using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
692. Correlation of gross appearance with histological diagnosis in testicular tumours using orchidectomy specimens and routine microscopy: a retrospective specimen-based study
693. Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative gross assessment for testicular neoplasia using final histopathology as reference standard where documented: a retrospective study
694. Correlation of prostate adenocarcinoma tumour percentage with grade group on needle biopsy using routine histopathological assessment: an archival study
695. Frequency of cribriform architecture in prostate adenocarcinoma and correlation with grade group using routine needle biopsy or prostatectomy histopathology: an archival study
696. Inter-observer agreement in identifying cribriform architecture in prostate adenocarcinoma using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
697. Correlation of extraprostatic extension with grade group in radical prostatectomy specimens using routine histopathology: an archival study
698. Association of seminal vesicle invasion with prostate adenocarcinoma grade group using radical prostatectomy histopathology: an archival study
699. Audit of prostate needle biopsy adequacy using core length and number of cores against predefined laboratory criteria with cancer detection as secondary outcome: a retrospective study
700. Audit of male genital pathology turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with immunohistochemistry completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Dermatopathology

701. Histopathological spectrum of skin biopsies from clinically suspected infectious dermatoses using clinical diagnosis and special stains where indicated as comparators: a retrospective study
702. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical diagnosis in leprosy using skin biopsy histopathology as reference standard for disease confirmation and spectrum classification: a retrospective study
703. Clinicopathological agreement in classification of leprosy spectrum using clinical category and skin biopsy histopathology as comparative assessments: a retrospective agreement study
704. Diagnostic yield of modified acid-fast staining where routinely performed in leprosy biopsies using histopathological diagnosis as reference assessment for bacillary detection: an archival study
705. Correlation of bacillary load on routine special stain with histological leprosy spectrum using skin biopsy diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
706. Inter-observer agreement in histopathological classification of leprosy using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
707. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical suspicion for cutaneous tuberculosis using skin biopsy histopathology, Ziehl-Neelsen stain and final clinical diagnosis as composite reference standard: a retrospective study
708. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in granulomatous skin biopsies using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for mycobacterial infection: an archival study
709. Histological patterns of cutaneous tuberculosis and their correlation with Ziehl-Neelsen positivity using final clinical diagnosis as reference assessment: an archival study
710. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in skin biopsies with suspected fungal infection using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
711. Correlation of fungal morphology on haematoxylin and eosin sections with periodic acid-Schiff positivity in cutaneous fungal infections using final pathology diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
712. Histopathological spectrum of non-infectious vesiculobullous disorders using clinical diagnosis and routine biopsy morphology as comparators: a retrospective study
713. Clinicopathological agreement in pemphigus vulgaris using clinical impression and skin biopsy histopathology as comparative assessments: a retrospective study
714. Histological features distinguishing pemphigus vulgaris from bullous pemphigoid using biopsy-confirmed cases as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
715. Histopathological spectrum of papulosquamous dermatoses using clinical diagnosis as comparator for psoriasis, lichen planus and related disorders: a retrospective study
716. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical psoriasis using skin biopsy histopathology as reference standard in biopsied cases: a retrospective study
717. Correlation of neutrophils in stratum corneum and epidermal hyperplasia with histological psoriasis diagnosis using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
718. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical lichen planus using skin biopsy histopathology as reference standard in biopsied lesions: a retrospective study
719. Histological features distinguishing psoriasis from chronic dermatitis using biopsy-confirmed cases as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
720. Inter-observer agreement in grading epidermal hyperplasia, spongiosis and interface change in inflammatory dermatoses using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
721. Histopathological spectrum of vasculitic skin lesions using clinical diagnosis and vessel-wall morphology as comparators: a retrospective study
722. Correlation of leukocytoclasis and fibrinoid necrosis with clinical small-vessel vasculitis diagnosis using routine skin biopsy histopathology: an archival study
723. Histopathological spectrum of panniculitis using clinical diagnosis and septal-versus-lobular pattern as comparative parameters: a retrospective study
724. Inter-observer agreement in classifying panniculitis as septal, lobular or mixed using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
725. Histopathological spectrum of pigmentary skin lesions using clinical diagnosis as comparator for melanocytic and non-melanocytic lesions: a retrospective study
726. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical diagnosis of melanocytic nevus using skin biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
727. Histopathological spectrum of epidermal cystic lesions using clinical diagnosis as comparator for epidermoid, pilar and related cysts: a retrospective study
728. Agreement between clinical diagnosis and histopathology in common benign skin tumours using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
729. Histopathological spectrum of adnexal skin tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
730. Clinicopathological correlation of sweat gland tumours using clinical impression and histopathological classification as comparative assessments: a retrospective study
731. Clinicopathological correlation of hair follicle tumours using clinical impression and histopathological diagnosis as comparative assessments: a retrospective study
732. Histopathological spectrum of sebaceous lesions using clinical diagnosis and routine biopsy morphology as comparators: a retrospective study
733. Histopathological spectrum of keratinocytic malignancies using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
734. Correlation of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma histological grade with depth of invasion using excision histopathology: an archival study
735. Association of perineural invasion with tumour depth in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using routine excision histopathology: an archival study
736. Correlation of lymphovascular invasion with histological grade in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using routine histopathology: an archival study
737. Histopathological spectrum of basal cell carcinoma using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
738. Correlation of basal cell carcinoma histological subtype with margin involvement using excision histopathology: a retrospective study
739. Frequency and causes of positive surgical margins in basal cell carcinoma excisions using inked histopathological margins and re-excision findings where available as comparator: a retrospective study
740. Histopathological spectrum of melanocytic lesions using clinical diagnosis and routine histopathology as comparators for benign nevi and melanoma: a retrospective study
741. Correlation of melanoma thickness with ulceration using excision histopathology as outcome assessment: an archival study
742. Correlation of mitotic activity with melanoma thickness using routine histopathological sections: an archival cross-sectional study
743. Inter-observer agreement in measuring melanoma thickness using consensus microscopic measurement as reference assessment: an archival study
744. Histopathological spectrum of cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates using clinical diagnosis and basic immunohistochemistry where routinely performed as comparators: a retrospective study
745. Histological features distinguishing reactive lymphoid infiltrates from cutaneous lymphoma using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
746. Histopathological spectrum of diabetic foot debridement and amputation specimens using clinical infection status as comparator for ulceration, osteomyelitis and vascular changes: a retrospective study
747. Correlation of tissue necrosis severity with acute inflammation in diabetic foot specimens using routine histopathology: an archival study
748. Audit of skin biopsy adequacy using depth, orientation and representation of diagnostic compartment against predefined laboratory criteria with diagnostic yield as outcome: a retrospective study
749. Audit of special-stain utilisation in dermatopathology using indication, positivity and final diagnosis as measures of diagnostic yield: a retrospective laboratory study
750. Audit of dermatopathology turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with special-stain completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology

751. Histopathological spectrum of bone tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and radiological diagnosis as comparator: an archival cross-sectional study
752. Agreement between radiological impression and histopathological diagnosis in primary bone tumours using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
753. Correlation of patient age and anatomical site with histological category of bone tumours using routine biopsy and resection pathology: a retrospective study
754. Diagnostic accuracy of core biopsy for primary bone tumours using subsequent resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
755. Agreement between core biopsy and resection diagnosis in bone tumours using final resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
756. Histological features distinguishing giant cell tumour of bone from other giant-cell-rich lesions using histopathologically confirmed cases as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
757. Correlation of mitotic activity with local aggressiveness documented radiologically in giant cell tumour of bone using biopsy or resection histopathology: a retrospective study
758. Histopathological spectrum of osteogenic tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and radiological matrix pattern as comparator: an archival study
759. Correlation of osteosarcoma histological subtype with tumour necrosis percentage in resection specimens where preoperative treatment was given as standard care: a retrospective observational study
760. Inter-observer agreement in estimating tumour necrosis percentage in resected osteosarcoma using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
761. Histopathological spectrum of cartilaginous tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and radiological diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
762. Histological features distinguishing enchondroma from low-grade chondrosarcoma using final multidisciplinary diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
763. Inter-observer agreement in grading chondrosarcoma using consensus histological grade as reference assessment: an archival study
764. Correlation of chondrosarcoma histological grade with tumour size using resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
765. Histopathological spectrum of metastatic tumours involving bone using biopsy histopathology and documented primary tumour site as comparators: a retrospective study
766. Diagnostic accuracy of bone biopsy morphology for metastatic carcinoma using known primary tumour histopathology and basic immunohistochemistry where available as reference standard: a retrospective study
767. Histopathological spectrum of osteomyelitis in bone biopsies and resections using clinical diagnosis, microbiology where available and special stains as comparators: a retrospective study
768. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in granulomatous bone lesions using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculosis: an archival study
769. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in bone lesions with suspected fungal infection using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
770. Histological features distinguishing tuberculous osteomyelitis from pyogenic osteomyelitis using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
771. Histopathological spectrum of soft tissue tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
772. Agreement between clinical or radiological diagnosis and histopathological diagnosis in soft tissue masses using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
773. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for soft tissue tumours using biopsy or resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
774. Diagnostic accuracy of core biopsy for soft tissue sarcoma using resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
775. Agreement between core biopsy histological type and resection histological type in soft tissue sarcomas using final resection diagnosis as reference assessment: a retrospective study
776. Agreement between core biopsy grade and resection grade in soft tissue sarcomas using final resection histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
777. Correlation of soft tissue sarcoma histological grade with tumour size using resection histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
778. Correlation of tumour necrosis with histological grade in soft tissue sarcomas using routine resection histopathology: an archival study
779. Association of lymphovascular invasion with histological grade in soft tissue sarcoma using routine resection histopathology: an archival study
780. Correlation of mitotic count with histological grade in soft tissue sarcomas using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
781. Inter-observer agreement in mitotic counting in soft tissue sarcomas using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
782. Inter-observer agreement in soft tissue sarcoma grading using consensus histological grade as reference assessment: an archival study
783. Histopathological spectrum of adipocytic tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
784. Histological features distinguishing lipoma from atypical adipocytic tumour using final histopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
785. Histopathological spectrum of peripheral nerve sheath tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
786. Histological features distinguishing schwannoma from neurofibroma using histopathologically confirmed specimens as reference groups: a retrospective case-control study
787. Correlation of degenerative change with tumour size in schwannoma using resection histopathology: an archival study
788. Histopathological spectrum of vascular tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and clinical diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
789. Histological features distinguishing benign vascular proliferations from malignant vascular tumours using final histopathological diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
790. Histopathological spectrum of fibrohistiocytic tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
791. Histopathological spectrum of smooth muscle tumours of soft tissue using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
792. Correlation of mitotic count with necrosis in smooth muscle tumours of soft tissue using resection histopathology: an archival study
793. Histopathological spectrum of benign soft tissue masses in extremities using clinical diagnosis and routine histopathology as comparators: a retrospective study
794. Prevalence of unexpected malignancy among clinically benign soft tissue masses using excision histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
795. Correlation of surgical margin status with tumour size in soft tissue sarcoma resections using inked histopathological margin assessment: a retrospective study
796. Frequency and causes of positive margins in soft tissue sarcoma resections using routine margin histopathology and re-excision findings where available as comparator: a retrospective study
797. Audit of bone tumour biopsy adequacy using viable tissue representation and decalcification quality against predefined laboratory standards with diagnostic yield as outcome: a retrospective study
798. Audit of decalcification-related morphological artefacts in bone specimens using predefined microscopy criteria and need for repeat sectioning as quality outcomes: a retrospective study
799. Audit of soft tissue tumour immunohistochemistry utilisation using initial morphology, panel size and final diagnostic category as measures of diagnostic efficiency: a retrospective study
800. Audit of bone and soft tissue pathology turnaround time using laboratory timestamps and predefined institutional targets with decalcification duration as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Central Nervous System Pathology

801. Histopathological spectrum of central nervous system tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival cross-sectional study
802. Correlation of patient age with histological category of central nervous system tumours using routine surgical pathology specimens: a retrospective study
803. Correlation of anatomical site with histological type of central nervous system tumour using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria: an archival study
804. Agreement between radiological impression and histopathological diagnosis in intracranial tumours using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
805. Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative squash cytology for central nervous system tumours using paraffin-section histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
806. Agreement between intraoperative squash cytology and paraffin-section diagnosis in central nervous system tumours using final histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
807. Diagnostic accuracy of squash cytology for glioma using paraffin-section histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
808. Diagnostic accuracy of squash cytology for meningioma using paraffin-section histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
809. Diagnostic accuracy of squash cytology for metastatic carcinoma in the central nervous system using histopathology and basic immunohistochemistry as reference standard: a retrospective study
810. Frequency and causes of discordance between intraoperative cytology and final histopathology in central nervous system tumours using final diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective audit
811. Histopathological spectrum of gliomas using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition morphological criteria and age as comparator where molecular testing is unavailable: an archival study
812. Correlation of mitotic count with histological grade in diffusely infiltrating astrocytic tumours using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
813. Correlation of microvascular proliferation with histological grade in astrocytic tumours using routine histopathology: an archival cross-sectional study
814. Correlation of necrosis with histological grade in astrocytic tumours using routine histopathology: an archival study
815. Correlation of Ki-67 proliferation index with histological grade in gliomas where routine immunohistochemistry is performed using final integrated pathological diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
816. Inter-observer agreement in Ki-67 proliferation index estimation in gliomas using consensus microscopic assessment as reference: an archival study
817. Inter-observer agreement in mitotic counting in gliomas using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
818. Histopathological spectrum of meningiomas using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
819. Correlation of meningioma histological grade with mitotic count using routine resection histopathology: an archival study
820. Correlation of brain invasion with meningioma histological grade using routine resection specimens: an archival cross-sectional study
821. Correlation of necrosis with meningioma histological grade using routine haematoxylin and eosin sections: an archival study
822. Inter-observer agreement in grading meningiomas using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and consensus diagnosis as reference: an archival study
823. Correlation of Ki-67 proliferation index with histological grade in meningiomas where routinely performed using final pathological classification as comparator: an archival study
824. Histopathological spectrum of pituitary region lesions using radiological diagnosis and routine histopathology with basic immunohistochemistry as comparators: a retrospective study
825. Correlation of pituitary neuroendocrine tumour cytological atypia with Ki-67 proliferation index where routinely performed using final histopathological diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
826. Histopathological spectrum of spinal tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical compartment as comparator: an archival study
827. Agreement between radiological compartment diagnosis and histopathological tumour type in spinal masses using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
828. Histopathological spectrum of peripheral nerve tumours involving the neuraxis using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
829. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric central nervous system tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and age group as comparator: a retrospective study
830. Correlation of posterior fossa location with histological tumour type in paediatric central nervous system tumours using routine surgical pathology: a retrospective study
831. Diagnostic accuracy of squash cytology in paediatric posterior fossa tumours using paraffin-section histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
832. Cytological features distinguishing medulloblastoma from ependymoma on squash preparations using paraffin-section histopathology as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
833. Correlation of Ki-67 proliferation index with histological category in medulloblastoma where routinely performed using final histopathological diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
834. Histopathological spectrum of ependymal tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition morphological criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
835. Correlation of mitotic activity with histological grade in ependymal tumours using routine histopathology: an archival study
836. Histopathological spectrum of metastatic central nervous system tumours using morphology, basic immunohistochemistry and documented primary tumour as comparators: a retrospective study
837. Diagnostic accuracy of histomorphology for identifying the primary category of central nervous system metastasis using known primary tumour diagnosis and basic immunohistochemistry as reference assessment: a retrospective study
838. Histopathological spectrum of non-neoplastic brain biopsies using clinical and radiological diagnosis as comparators for infection, inflammation and demyelinating lesions: a retrospective study
839. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen stain in central nervous system granulomatous lesions using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculosis: an archival study
840. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in central nervous system lesions with suspected fungal infection using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
841. Histological features distinguishing tuberculous granulomas from fungal granulomas in central nervous system biopsies using special stains and final diagnosis as reference classification: a retrospective case-control study
842. Histopathological spectrum of brain abscess specimens using clinical diagnosis, microbiology where available and routine histopathology as comparators: a retrospective study
843. Histopathological spectrum of temporal lobe resections for epilepsy using clinical and radiological diagnosis as comparators for gliosis, sclerosis and neoplasia: a retrospective study
844. Correlation of hippocampal neuronal loss and gliosis with clinical diagnosis of mesial temporal sclerosis using routine resection histopathology: an archival study
845. Histopathological spectrum of sellar and suprasellar masses using imaging diagnosis and routine pathology as comparators: a retrospective study
846. Agreement between radiological diagnosis and histopathological diagnosis in sellar and suprasellar masses using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
847. Audit of central nervous system biopsy adequacy using viable tissue representation and crush artefact against predefined criteria with final diagnostic yield as outcome: a retrospective study
848. Audit of intraoperative squash cytology diagnostic concordance using final paraffin histopathology as reference standard and major discrepancy rate as quality indicator: a retrospective study
849. Audit of basic immunohistochemistry utilisation in central nervous system tumours using morphology, number of markers and final diagnosis as measures of diagnostic efficiency: a retrospective study
850. Audit of central nervous system pathology turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with immunohistochemistry completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology

851. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric surgical pathology specimens using age group, anatomical site and clinical diagnosis as comparators for common benign and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
852. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric lymph node biopsies using clinical diagnosis as comparator for reactive, infectious and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
853. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in paediatric lymphadenopathy using histopathology or final clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
854. Prevalence and cytomorphological patterns of tuberculous lymphadenitis in children using Ziehl-Neelsen stain and final clinicopathological diagnosis as comparators: a retrospective study
855. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric gastrointestinal biopsies using clinical indication as comparator for inflammatory, infectious and congenital lesions: a retrospective study
856. Correlation of villous atrophy with intraepithelial lymphocyte density in duodenal biopsies from children evaluated for malabsorption using routine histopathology: an archival study
857. Histopathological spectrum of appendicectomy specimens in children using clinical diagnosis and gross findings as comparators: a retrospective study
858. Agreement between clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis and histopathology in paediatric appendicectomy specimens using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
859. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric nephrectomy specimens using clinical and imaging diagnosis as comparators for congenital, inflammatory and neoplastic lesions: a retrospective study
860. Correlation of Wilms tumour histological components with tumour size in nephrectomy specimens using routine histopathological assessment: an archival study
861. Correlation of tumour necrosis percentage with histological pattern in Wilms tumour specimens following routine preoperative therapy where applicable: a retrospective observational study
862. Inter-observer agreement in assessing tumour necrosis percentage in Wilms tumour nephrectomy specimens using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
863. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric testicular masses using clinical and imaging diagnosis as comparators for benign and malignant lesions: a retrospective study
864. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric ovarian masses using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and age as comparator: a retrospective study
865. Correlation of ovarian germ cell tumour histological type with serum tumour markers where routinely available using resection histopathology as reference classification: a retrospective study
866. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric soft tissue tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and anatomical site as comparator: an archival study
867. Agreement between core biopsy and resection diagnosis in paediatric soft tissue tumours using final histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
868. Histopathological spectrum of small round cell tumours in children using routine morphology and basic immunohistochemistry as reference classification: an archival study
869. Diagnostic accuracy of initial morphology for paediatric small round cell tumours using final basic immunohistochemical diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
870. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric bone tumours using World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Fifth Edition criteria and radiological diagnosis as comparator: an archival study
871. Agreement between radiological impression and histopathological diagnosis in paediatric bone tumours using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
872. Histopathological spectrum of Hirschsprung disease resection and biopsy specimens using clinical diagnosis and ganglion-cell assessment as comparators: a retrospective study
873. Diagnostic accuracy of rectal biopsy for Hirschsprung disease using subsequent resection histopathology or final clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
874. Inter-observer agreement in ganglion-cell identification in rectal biopsies for suspected Hirschsprung disease using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
875. Histopathological spectrum of congenital gastrointestinal obstruction specimens in children using operative findings as comparator for atresia, stenosis and malrotation-associated pathology: a retrospective study
876. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric liver biopsies using clinical indication and biochemical profile as comparators for neonatal cholestasis, metabolic-pattern and inflammatory lesions: a retrospective study
877. Correlation of cholestasis severity with portal inflammation in paediatric liver biopsies using routine histopathological grading: an archival study
878. Histopathological spectrum of biliary atresia specimens using operative diagnosis and liver biopsy findings as comparators: a retrospective study
879. Correlation of portal fibrosis grade with age at biopsy in infants with biliary atresia using Masson trichrome stain as fibrosis assessment: an archival study
880. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric skin biopsies using clinical diagnosis as comparator for inflammatory, infectious and genetic-pattern dermatoses: a retrospective study
881. Histopathological spectrum of congenital cystic lesions in children using clinical and imaging diagnosis as comparators for final pathological classification: a retrospective study
882. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric head-and-neck masses using clinical diagnosis and fine needle aspiration where available as comparators: a retrospective study
883. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in paediatric head-and-neck masses using histopathology as reference standard where corresponding biopsy is available: a retrospective study
884. Histopathological spectrum of placental lesions in pregnancies with foetal growth restriction using birth weight and gestational age as clinical comparators: a retrospective study
885. Correlation of placental infarction percentage with low birth weight using gross and microscopic placental examination and neonatal weight as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
886. Correlation of maternal hypertension with placental maternal vascular malperfusion features using routine placental histopathology as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
887. Correlation of maternal diabetes with placental villous maturation abnormalities using routine placental histopathology as outcome assessment: a retrospective study
888. Histopathological spectrum of placentas from preterm deliveries using gestational age and maternal clinical diagnosis as comparators: a retrospective study
889. Correlation of acute chorioamnionitis severity with documented maternal fever or neonatal sepsis evaluation using routine placental histopathology: a retrospective study
890. Inter-observer agreement in grading acute chorioamnionitis on placental sections using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
891. Correlation of placental weight with neonatal birth weight using routine gross examination and delivery records: a retrospective observational study
892. Histopathological spectrum of placentas from stillbirths using gestational age and documented maternal or foetal risk factors as comparators: a retrospective study
893. Correlation of placental thrombotic lesions with stillbirth using routine histopathology and matched live-birth placentas as comparator groups: a retrospective case-control study
894. Histopathological spectrum of products of conception specimens using clinical diagnosis as comparator for miscarriage, molar pregnancy and other gestational lesions: a retrospective study
895. Diagnostic accuracy of pre-evacuation clinical or ultrasonographic suspicion for hydatidiform mole using histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
896. Inter-observer agreement in histological classification of hydatidiform mole using consensus microscopy and p57 immunohistochemistry where routinely performed as reference assessment: an archival study
897. Histopathological spectrum of paediatric autopsy tissues where institutional autopsy material is routinely available using premortem clinical diagnosis as comparator for major diagnostic discrepancies: a retrospective study
898. Audit of placental examination adequacy using predefined grossing and sampling criteria with detection of clinically significant lesions as outcome measure: a retrospective study
899. Audit of paediatric biopsy specimen adequacy using tissue volume, orientation and diagnostic yield against predefined laboratory quality standards: a retrospective study
900. Audit of paediatric and perinatal pathology turnaround time using laboratory timestamps and predefined institutional targets with special-stain completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study

Body Fluids, Exfoliative Cytology and Infectious Cytopathology

901. Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid cytology for malignancy using pleural biopsy or confirmed primary malignancy as reference standard in adults with pleural effusion: a cross-sectional study
902. Diagnostic accuracy of ascitic fluid cytology for malignancy using peritoneal biopsy or confirmed intra-abdominal malignancy as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
903. Diagnostic accuracy of peritoneal wash cytology for metastatic carcinoma using peritoneal or omental histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
904. Diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid cytology for malignant cells using confirmed haematological or solid malignancy diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
905. Diagnostic accuracy of pericardial fluid cytology for malignancy using biopsy or confirmed underlying malignancy as reference standard: a retrospective study
906. Comparative diagnostic yield of conventional smear and cell-block examination in pleural fluid specimens using final malignant diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
907. Comparative diagnostic yield of conventional smear and cell-block examination in ascitic fluid specimens using final malignant diagnosis as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
908. Incremental diagnostic yield of cell-block preparation over conventional smears in serous effusions suspicious for malignancy using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: a prospective observational study
909. Agreement between conventional smear and cell-block cytology in malignant pleural effusions using biopsy or confirmed primary malignancy as reference assessment: a comparative study
910. Agreement between conventional smear and cell-block cytology in malignant ascitic effusions using biopsy or confirmed primary malignancy as reference assessment: a comparative study
911. Diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional clusters, nuclear irregularity and macronucleoli in pleural effusion cytology for malignancy using final diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
912. Diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional clusters and cytoplasmic vacuolation in ascitic fluid cytology for adenocarcinoma using final histopathological diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
913. Inter-observer agreement in distinguishing reactive mesothelial proliferation from metastatic adenocarcinoma in serous effusion cytology using consensus microscopy and final diagnosis as comparators: an archival study
914. Diagnostic contribution of basic cell-block immunohistochemistry in cytologically indeterminate serous effusions using final histopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
915. Correlation of malignant cell burden graded on effusion cytology with cell-block tumour cellularity using paired specimens: a cross-sectional correlation study
916. Diagnostic accuracy of ascitic fluid cytology for ovarian carcinoma dissemination using omental or peritoneal histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
917. Diagnostic accuracy of ascitic fluid cytology for gastrointestinal carcinoma dissemination using biopsy-confirmed malignancy and peritoneal histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
918. Correlation of pleural fluid cytological tumour type with histological subtype of underlying lung carcinoma using biopsy diagnosis as reference assessment: a retrospective study
919. Correlation of ascitic fluid cytological tumour morphology with histological type of ovarian carcinoma using surgical histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
920. Frequency and causes of false-negative malignant effusion cytology using subsequent cell block, biopsy or confirmed primary malignancy as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic audit
921. Frequency and causes of false-positive malignant effusion cytology using subsequent biopsy and clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective diagnostic audit
922. Diagnostic yield of repeat pleural fluid cytology after an initially negative specimen in patients with subsequently confirmed malignancy using final diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
923. Diagnostic yield of repeat ascitic fluid cytology after an initially negative specimen in patients with subsequently confirmed malignancy using final diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
924. Audit of serous fluid specimen adequacy using cellularity, volume and final diagnostic category as quality outcome measures: a retrospective laboratory study
925. Correlation of submitted pleural fluid volume with cytological adequacy and malignancy detection using routine laboratory specimens: a retrospective study
926. Correlation of submitted ascitic fluid volume with cytological adequacy and malignancy detection using routine laboratory specimens: a retrospective study
927. Diagnostic accuracy of urine cytology reported by the Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology for high-grade urothelial carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
928. Diagnostic contribution of urine cell-block preparation in specimens suspicious for urothelial carcinoma using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
929. Diagnostic accuracy of sputum cytology for pulmonary malignancy using biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
930. Diagnostic accuracy of cervical cytology for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions using cervical biopsy histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
931. Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for tuberculous lymphadenitis using final clinicopathological diagnosis and Ziehl-Neelsen stain as reference assessments: a cross-sectional study
932. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen staining in necrotic lymph node aspirates using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study
933. Correlation of granuloma formation with Ziehl-Neelsen positivity in lymph node aspirates diagnosed as granulomatous lymphadenitis using final clinical diagnosis as comparator: a cross-sectional study
934. Diagnostic yield of Ziehl-Neelsen staining in pus-like aspirates from lymph nodes using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard for tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study
935. Diagnostic yield of periodic acid-Schiff stain in cytology specimens with suspected fungal infection using final clinicopathological diagnosis as reference standard: an archival study
936. Cytomorphological patterns of fungal infection in fine needle aspiration specimens using periodic acid-Schiff positivity and final diagnosis as reference classification: an archival study
937. Diagnostic accuracy of cytological suppurative inflammation for bacterial infection in aspirates using routine culture where available and clinical diagnosis as reference assessment: a cross-sectional study
938. Correlation of neutrophil-rich cytology with culture positivity in aspirated abscess material submitted for routine pathology and microbiology evaluation: a retrospective cross-sectional study
939. Diagnostic accuracy of cytology in salivary gland inflammatory lesions using histopathology or final clinical diagnosis as reference standard: a retrospective study
940. Diagnostic accuracy of cytology for granulomatous mastitis using core biopsy histopathology and special stains as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
941. Correlation of cytological granuloma burden with histological granulomatous inflammation in paired breast aspirate and biopsy specimens: a retrospective study
942. Diagnostic accuracy of cytology for thyroiditis using histopathology or integrated clinical diagnosis as reference standard in thyroid fine needle aspiration specimens: a retrospective study
943. Diagnostic accuracy of cytology for metastatic malignancy in supraclavicular lymph nodes using histopathology or documented primary malignancy as reference standard: a cross-sectional study
944. Diagnostic yield of cell-block preparation in supraclavicular lymph node aspirates suspicious for malignancy using histopathology as reference standard: a prospective observational study
945. Inter-observer agreement in malignant-versus-benign classification of body fluid cytology using consensus microscopy and final clinicopathological diagnosis as comparators: an archival study
946. Intra-observer reproducibility of serous fluid cytology categorisation using blinded repeat review and final consensus diagnosis as reference assessment: an archival agreement study
947. Audit of body fluid cytology reporting turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and predefined institutional targets with cell-block completion time as secondary outcome: a retrospective study
948. Audit of cell-block adequacy in serous effusions using cellularity criteria and incremental diagnostic yield over conventional smears as quality outcomes: a retrospective study
949. Audit of special-stain utilisation in infectious cytopathology using indication, positivity rate and final diagnosis as measures of diagnostic yield: a retrospective laboratory study
950. Audit of cytology-histology discordance across body fluid and exfoliative cytology specimens using paired diagnoses and major discrepancy categories as quality indicators: a retrospective study

Laboratory Quality Assurance, Special Stains and Pathology Service Audits

951. Audit of surgical pathology specimen rejection using predefined identification, container and fixation criteria with repeat submission and diagnostic delay as outcome measures: a retrospective quality-assurance study
952. Audit of histopathology specimen fixation adequacy using documented fixation time and microscopic artefact criteria with repeat processing as outcome measure: a retrospective study
953. Correlation of fixation delay with histological artefact severity in routine surgical pathology specimens using predefined microscopic quality criteria: a retrospective observational study
954. Audit of grossing-to-report turnaround time in routine surgical pathology using laboratory information timestamps against predefined institutional targets: a retrospective quality study
955. Audit of biopsy turnaround time by specimen category using laboratory information timestamps and predefined service standards as performance outcomes: a retrospective study
956. Audit of large resection specimen turnaround time using laboratory information timestamps and immunohistochemistry requirement as comparative parameter: a retrospective study
957. Correlation of number of tissue blocks submitted with report turnaround time in major resection specimens using routine laboratory information records: a retrospective study
958. Audit of repeat section requests in histopathology using cause, specimen type and final diagnostic impact as quality outcome measures: a retrospective laboratory study
959. Audit of deeper-section utilisation in small biopsies using indication and change in final diagnosis as measures of incremental diagnostic yield: a retrospective study
960. Diagnostic yield of deeper sections in initially non-diagnostic gastrointestinal biopsies using final pathology diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
961. Diagnostic yield of deeper sections in initially non-diagnostic skin biopsies using final pathology diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
962. Diagnostic yield of deeper sections in cervical biopsies with suspected epithelial lesions using final pathology diagnosis as reference outcome: a retrospective study
963. Audit of haematoxylin and eosin staining quality using predefined nuclear and cytoplasmic staining criteria with repeat staining rate as outcome measure: a laboratory quality study
964. Inter-observer agreement in grading haematoxylin and eosin staining quality using predefined scoring criteria and consensus assessment as reference: a laboratory agreement study
965. Audit of periodic acid-Schiff stain utilisation using specimen type, indication, positivity rate and contribution to final diagnosis as measures of diagnostic yield: a retrospective study
966. Audit of Ziehl-Neelsen stain utilisation using specimen type, indication, positivity rate and contribution to final diagnosis as measures of diagnostic yield: a retrospective study
967. Audit of Congo red stain utilisation using specimen type, indication, positivity rate and final amyloid diagnosis as measures of diagnostic yield: a retrospective study
968. Audit of Perls Prussian blue stain utilisation using specimen type, indication, iron grade and contribution to final diagnosis as outcome measures: a retrospective study
969. Audit of Masson trichrome stain utilisation using specimen type, indication, fibrosis assessment and contribution to final diagnosis as outcome measures: a retrospective study
970. Audit of reticulin stain utilisation in bone marrow and liver pathology using indication, grading result and contribution to final diagnosis as outcome measures: a retrospective study
971. Agreement between two observers in bone marrow iron grading using Perls Prussian blue stain and consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival agreement study
972. Agreement between two observers in bone marrow reticulin fibrosis grading using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival observer-agreement study
973. Agreement between two observers in liver fibrosis grading on Masson trichrome stain using consensus microscopy as reference assessment: an archival study
974. Audit of immunohistochemistry request patterns using specimen type, number of markers, provisional morphology and final diagnosis as measures of diagnostic efficiency: a retrospective study
975. Proportion of routine immunohistochemistry panels resulting in change from provisional morphological diagnosis using final pathology report as outcome measure: a retrospective audit
976. Correlation of immunohistochemistry panel size with report turnaround time in malignant biopsies using laboratory information timestamps as service outcome: a retrospective study
977. Audit of repeat immunohistochemistry staining using technical failure, tissue exhaustion and interpretative causes as quality outcome categories: a retrospective study
978. Audit of paraffin block tissue exhaustion in small biopsies using specimen type, number of levels and immunohistochemistry requests as associated parameters: a retrospective study
979. Audit of cytology specimen inadequacy across thyroid, breast, lymph node and salivary gland aspirates using reporting-system adequacy criteria as reference standards: a retrospective study
980. Comparative adequacy rates of thyroid, breast, salivary gland and lymph node fine needle aspiration specimens using predefined cytological criteria as quality outcomes: a retrospective study
981. Audit of cytology-histology discordance in thyroid lesions using paired Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology categories and resection histopathology as reference assessment: a retrospective study
982. Audit of cytology-histology discordance in breast lesions using International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology categories and histopathology as reference: a retrospective study
983. Audit of cytology-histology discordance in salivary gland lesions using Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology categories and resection histopathology as reference: a retrospective study
984. Audit of urine cytology-histology discordance using Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology categories and urinary tract biopsy histopathology as reference: a retrospective study
985. Audit of cervical cytology-histology discordance using Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology categories and cervical biopsy histopathology as reference: a retrospective study
986. Audit of amended pathology reports using reason for amendment, specimen type and potential clinical significance as quality outcome measures: a retrospective study
987. Audit of critical pathology result communication using documented notification time against institutional policy as reference standard for compliance: a retrospective quality study
988. Audit of specimen identification errors in histopathology and cytology using laboratory incident records and predefined error categories as outcome measures: a retrospective study
989. Audit of preanalytical errors in pathology specimens using labelling, fixation, container and requisition completeness criteria as quality indicators: a retrospective study
990. Audit of pathology requisition form completeness using predefined mandatory clinical-information fields and impact on diagnostic clarification requests as outcome measures: a retrospective study
991. Correlation of incomplete clinical information with report turnaround time in biopsy specimens using laboratory information timestamps and requisition completeness scores: a retrospective study
992. Audit of frozen section diagnostic concordance where routinely performed using permanent paraffin-section histopathology as reference standard and major discrepancy rate as quality indicator: a retrospective study
993. Diagnostic accuracy of frozen section for benign-versus-malignant classification where routinely performed using permanent paraffin-section histopathology as reference standard: a retrospective study
994. Audit of decalcified specimen turnaround time using decalcification duration, specimen size and final reporting time as service-performance outcomes: a retrospective study
995. Correlation of decalcification duration with histomorphological preservation in bone specimens using predefined microscopic artefact criteria: a retrospective study
996. Audit of tissue block and slide retrieval from pathology archives using retrieval success rate and retrieval time against predefined departmental standards as quality outcomes: a retrospective study
997. Audit of paraffin block labelling and archival traceability using random block-to-register verification against predefined laboratory identification standards: a cross-sectional quality study
998. Audit of pathology report completeness in cancer resections using predefined mandatory histopathological parameters and institutional reporting templates as reference standards: a retrospective study
999. Audit of lymph node yield reporting in major oncological resections using specimen-specific minimum documentation requirements and final pathology reports as quality measures: a retrospective study
1000. Comprehensive audit of preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical quality indicators in a teaching-hospital pathology department using predefined departmental benchmarks for specimen rejection, turnaround time, diagnostic concordance and amended reports: a retrospective quality-assurance study