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Outside case review of surgical pathology for referred patients: the impact on patient care.

Swapp RE, Aubry MC, Salomão DR, Cheville JC. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013;137:233-240.

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Predictors of prescription errors involving anticancer chemotherapy agents.

Ranchon F, Moch C, You B, et al. Eur J Cancer. 2012;48:1192-1199.

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Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients.

Riechelmann RP, Tannock IF, Wang L, Saad ED, Taback NA, Krzyzanowska MK. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99:592-600.

REVIEW

Missed breast cancers at US-guided core needle biopsy: how to reduce them.

Youk JH, Kim EK, Kim MJ, Lee JY, Oh KK. Radiographics. 2007;27:79-94.

REVIEW

Errors in cancer diagnosis: current understanding and future directions.

Singh H, Sethi S, Raber M, Petersen LA. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25:5009-5018.

STUDY

The relationships among clinician delay of diagnosis of breast cancer and tumor size, nodal status, and stage.

Hardin C, Pommier S, Pommier RF. Am J Surg. 2006;192:506-508.

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Diagnostic inaccuracy of smartphone applications for melanoma detection.

Wolf JA, Moreau J, Akilov O, et al. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Jan 16; [Epub ahead of print].

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Characteristics of medication errors with parenteral cytotoxic drugs.

Fyhr A, Akselsson R. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2012;21:606-613.

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Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike lesions.

Heck RK, O'Malley AM, Kellum EL, Donovan TB, Ellzey A, Witte DA. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2007;459:28-33.

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Undiagnosed breast cancer at MR imaging: analysis of causes.

Pages EB, Millet I, Hoa D, Doyon FC, Taourel P. Radiology. 2012;264:40-50.

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Clinical impact and frequency of anatomic pathology errors in cancer diagnoses.

Raab SS, Grzybicki DM, Janosky JE, et al. Cancer. 2005;104:2205-2213.

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Exploring situational awareness in diagnostic errors in primary care.

Singh H, Davis Giardina T, Petersen LA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:30-38.

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The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy.

Chan AJ, Islam MK, Rosewall T, Jaffray DA, Easty AC, Cafazzo JA. Radiother Oncol. 2010;97:596-600.

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A salutary tale of mistaken identity in testicular cancer.

Waterston A, Seywright M, White J. Urol Oncol. 2006;24:407-409.

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Chemotherapeutic errors in hospitalised cancer patients: attributable damage and extra costs.

Ranchon F, Salles G, Späth HM, et al. BMC Cancer. 2011;11:478.

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Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients.

Belela AS, Peterlini MA, Pedreira ML. Cancer Nurs. 2011;34:393-400.

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Decision-making processes used by nurses during intravenous drug preparation and administration.

Dougherty L, Sque M, Crouch R. J Adv Nurs. 2012;68:1302-1311.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences.

Olsen D. State Journal-Register. June 26, 2011.

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Missed opportunities to initiate endoscopic evaluation for colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Singh H, Daci K, Petersen LA, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104:2543-2554.

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Fatality involving vinblastine overdose as a result of a complex medical error.

Klys M, Konopka T, Scislowski M, Kowalski P. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007;59:89-95.

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