Waffle diagnosis - Revision history

Michael at 17:21, 3 April 2024

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	===Surgical pathology===		===Surgical pathology===
	*[[Atypical small acinar proliferation]] (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology.		*[[Atypical small acinar proliferation]] (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology.
			*[[Atypical intraductal proliferation]] - [[prostate gland]] pathology.
	*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[gastrointestinal pathology]].		*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[gastrointestinal pathology]].
	*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[gynecologic pathology]].		*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[gynecologic pathology]].

Michael at 23:07, 3 March 2015

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	A '''waffle diagnosis''', also '''waffle category''', is something used to say "I don't know"; it is a type of equivocation.		A '''waffle diagnosis''', also '''waffle category''', is something used to say "I don't know"; it is a type of equivocation.

	~~It is usually~~ used when a pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign ''or'' suspicious for malignant.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal \|author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S \|title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis \|journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. \|volume=37 \|issue=10 \|pages=710–4 \|year=2009 \|month=October \|pmid=19373907 \|doi=10.1002/dc.21093 \|url=}}</ref>		In most cases it can be understood/used as a synonym for ''suspicious for malignancy''.

			In some classifications, it may be used when the pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign ''or'' suspicious for malignant<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal \|author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S \|title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis \|journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. \|volume=37 \|issue=10 \|pages=710–4 \|year=2009 \|month=October \|pmid=19373907 \|doi=10.1002/dc.21093 \|url=}}</ref> ''or'' dysplastic.

	~~For some specimen types, it can be understood/used as a synonym for ''suspicious for malignancy''.~~

	==Points to remember==		==Points to remember==

Michael: /* Points to remember */

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	==Points to remember==		==Points to remember==
	# These diagnoses essentially say "I don't know"/"I cannot call it benign & I cannot call it ~~suspicious~~".		# These diagnoses essentially say "I don't know"/"I cannot call it benign & I cannot call it malignant".
	# Their use should be minimized.		# Their use should be minimized.
	#* The use of these diagnoses are often used as [[quality]] measures.		#* The use of these diagnoses are often used as [[quality]] measures.

Michael at 23:04, 3 March 2015

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	A '''waffle diagnosis''', also '''waffle category''', is something used to say "I don't know"; it is a type of equivocation.		A '''waffle diagnosis''', also '''waffle category''', is something used to say "I don't know"; it is a type of equivocation.

	It is usually used when a pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign ''or'' suspicious for malignant.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal \|author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S \|title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis \|journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. \|volume=37 \|issue=10 \|pages=710–4 \|year=2009 \|month=October \|pmid=19373907 \|doi=10.1002/dc.21093 \|url=}}</ref>		It is usually used when a pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign ''or'' suspicious for malignant.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal \|author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S \|title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis \|journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. \|volume=37 \|issue=10 \|pages=710–4 \|year=2009 \|month=October \|pmid=19373907 \|doi=10.1002/dc.21093 \|url=}}</ref>

			For some specimen types, it can be understood/used as a synonym for ''suspicious for malignancy''.

	==Points to remember==		==Points to remember==

Michael: /* Surgical pathology */

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Surgical pathology

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	===Surgical pathology===		===Surgical pathology===
	*[[Atypical small acinar proliferation]] (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology.		*[[Atypical small acinar proliferation]] (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology.
	*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[GI pathology]].		*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[gastrointestinal pathology]].
	*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[~~Gynecologic~~ pathology]].		*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[gynecologic pathology]].
			*[[Prostatic stromal tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[genitourinary pathology]]

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael: /* Surgical pathology */

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Surgical pathology

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	*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[GI pathology]].		*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[GI pathology]].
	*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[Gynecologic pathology]].		*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[Gynecologic pathology]].
	*[[Non-small cell lung carcinoma]] - [[lung pathology]].

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael: /* Surgical pathology */

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Surgical pathology

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	*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[GI pathology]].		*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[GI pathology]].
	*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[Gynecologic pathology]].		*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[Gynecologic pathology]].
			*[[Non-small cell lung carcinoma]] - [[lung pathology]].

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael: /* Surgical pathology */

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Surgical pathology

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	===Surgical pathology===		===Surgical pathology===
	*[[Atypical small acinar proliferation]] (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology.		*[[Atypical small acinar proliferation]] (ASAP) - [[prostate gland]] pathology.
	*Indefinite for dysplasia - [[GI pathology]].		*[[Indefinite for dysplasia]] - [[GI pathology]].
	*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[Gynecologic pathology]].		*[[Smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential]] (STUMP) - [[Gynecologic pathology]].

Michael: /* See also */ more

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Michael at 01:01, 3 May 2013

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	A '''waffle diagnosis''', also '''waffle category''', is something used to say "I don't know"; it is a type of equivocation.		A '''waffle diagnosis''', also '''waffle category''', is something used to say "I don't know"; it is a type of equivocation.

	It is used when a pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign ''or'' suspicious for malignant.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal \|author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S \|title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis \|journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. \|volume=37 \|issue=10 \|pages=710–4 \|year=2009 \|month=October \|pmid=19373907 \|doi=10.1002/dc.21093 \|url=}}</ref>		It is usually used when a pathologist cannot decide whether something is benign ''or'' suspicious for malignant.<ref name=pmid19373907>{{cite journal \|author=Layfield LJ, Morton MJ, Cramer HM, Hirschowitz S \|title=Implications of the proposed thyroid fine-needle aspiration category of "follicular lesion of undetermined significance": A five-year multi-institutional analysis \|journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. \|volume=37 \|issue=10 \|pages=710–4 \|year=2009 \|month=October \|pmid=19373907 \|doi=10.1002/dc.21093 \|url=}}</ref>

	==Points to remember==		==Points to remember==

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	*[[Diagnosis]].		*[[Diagnosis]].
	*[[Spot diagnosis]].		*[[Spot diagnosis]].
			*[[Non-small cell lung carcinoma]].

	==References==		==References==