The cost-saving effect of centralized histological reviews with soft tissue and visceral sarcomas, GIST, and desmoid tumors: The experiences of the pathologists of the French Sarcoma Group.
Lionel PerrierPauline RascleMagali MorelleMaud ToulmondeDominique Ranchere VinceAxel Le CesnePhilippe TerrierAgnès NeuvillePierre MeeusFadila FarsiFrançoise DucimetièreJean-Yves BlayIsabelle Ray CoquardJean-Michel CoindrePublished in: PloS one (2018)
Our findings highlight misdiagnoses of sarcomas, which were found to most often be confused with benign tumors. Centralized histological reviews are likely to provide cost-savings for the French NHI.