PATHOLOGIST VARIATION IN REPORTING CERVICAL BORDERLINE EPITHELIAL ABNORMALITIES AND CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA

Aims - To evaluate the interobserver variation in the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial lesions, including the new category ''borderline abnormalities of uncertain significance'' (BAUS) which has not been tested before. Methods - Biopsy specimens of 122 patients were reviewed by five histopathologists and the diagnoses subjected to Ic statistical analysis. Results - There was poor interobserver agreement in all categories, particularly between BAUS and normal tissue. Conclusions - The current guidelines for the histological diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and BAUS are poorly reproducible.