専門部会講演会：病理・臨床細胞学

病理・細胞診の精度管理−あるべき姿を求めて−(1)

司会の言葉

岡　部　英　俊*
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Quality Control of Diagnostic Cyto- and Histopathology
−Chairman's Introductory Remarks

Hidetoshi OKABE, MD*

To guarantee diagnostic accuracy and precision, it is necessary to establish and institutionalize fundamental methods for quality control. However, the necessity for quality control of diagnostic cyto- and histopathology has not been well recognized in Japan yet, though trials for quality control have been carried out in several hospitals. In our country, human resources in the laboratories for diagnostic cyto- and histopathology are considerably poorer than in western countries, and direct introduction of quality control systems from these countries is difficult. To establish appropriate methods for internal and external quality control of diagnostic cyto- and histopathology, discussion is needed on the purpose and precise analysis of the current problems implicated in all processes of cyto- and histopathological diagnosis in Japan.
[Rinsho Byori 51 : 248〜250, 2003]

*1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192

【Key Words】diagnostic pathology(診断病理学)，cytopathology(細胞診)，quality control(精度管理)，history(歴史)

*滋賀医科大学臨床検査医学(〒520-2192 大津市瀬田月輪町)

E-mail :okabe@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp