Reproducibility of the histopathologic diagnosis of melanoma and related melanocytic lesions: Results from a testing study and a reference guide for providers

• Michael W. Piepkorn, MD, PhD,
• Megan M. Eguchi, MPH,
• Raymond L. Barnhill, MD,
• David E. Elder, MB, ChB, FRCPA,
• Kathleen F. Kerr, PhD,
• Stevan R. Knezevich, MD, PhD,
• Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH

Affiliations

Michael W. Piepkorn, MD, PhD

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Dermatopathology Northwest, Bellevue, Washington

Megan M. Eguchi, MPH

Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Raymond L. Barnhill, MD

Department of Translational Research, Institut Curie, and UFR of Medicine University of Paris, Paris, France

David E. Elder, MB, ChB, FRCPA

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kathleen F. Kerr, PhD

Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Stevan R. Knezevich, MD, PhD

Pathology Associates, Clovis, California

Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH

Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Correspondence to: Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 1100 Glendon Ave. Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90024