Population-Based Analysis of Histologically Confirmed Melanocytic Proliferations Using Natural Language Processing.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Population-based information on the distribution of histologic diagnoses associated with skin biopsies is unknown. Electronic medical records (EMRs) enable automated extraction of pathology report data to improve our epidemiologic understanding of skin biopsy outcomes, specifically those of melanocytic origin.

Objective

To determine population-based frequencies and distribution of histologically confirmed melanocytic lesions.

Design, setting, and participants

A natural language processing (NLP)-based analysis of EMR pathology reports of adult patients who underwent skin biopsies at a large integrated health care delivery system in the US Pacific Northwest from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2012.

Exposures

Skin biopsy procedure.

Main outcom

SUBMITTER: Lott JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833584 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature