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In summary, in a large population-based study of community pathologist cervical diagnosis, we observed significant variability in histopathologic diagnosis, for which quality control markers are needed to help guide and refine the diagnosis of CIN, and especially CIN2, which is the clinical threshold for treatment.

Only the community pathologists had access to this information at the time of diagnosis.

This clearly indicates an influence of the cytologic diagnosis on the interpretation of histology by community pathologists.

22 As a possibly direct consequence, HPV16 positivity was slightly greater for CIN2+ diagnoses by the community pathologists than by the panel pathology review.

We also noted the use of intermediate and ambiguous diagnostic categories by the community pathologists (eg, CIN1-2, Low-grade [NOS], High-grade [NOS], and CIN2-3).

There may be inter-observer variation influencing the Melbourne data as ∼50% of biopsies are reported by community pathologists, whereas all RP specimens are read by two specialist uro-pathologists.

An experienced panel of gynecologic pathologists reviewed a stratified random sample of 6272 biopsies, which was then extrapolated to the entire population of 21,297 biopsies read by the community pathologists.

In this study, we analyze, on a population basis, the agreement in CIN classification between the community pathologists and a panel of experienced gynecologic pathologists using the New Mexico HPV Pap Registry (NMHPVPR) database.

The diagnosis of HGD is associated with inter-observer variation among community pathologists (Alikhan et al, 1999) as well as between specialist GI pathologists (Downs-Kelly et al, 2008).

The community pathologists may also have used additional immunohistochemical stains (eg, p16 and Ki67) to aid their diagnostic rendering, and this information was not available to the panel pathologists.

This clearly affected the diagnosis, as the community pathologists were more likely than the panel to diagnose CIN2+ when HSIL cytology was present but not when the cytology was of a lower grade.