Accuracy of Pathologic Diagnosis in Patients With Lymphoma and Survival: A Prospective Analysis From Botswana.
Fallon E ChipidzaMukendi K A KayembeIsaac NkeleJason Alexander EfstathiouBruce A ChabnerJeremy S AbramsonScott L Dryden-PetersonAliyah R SohaniPublished in: JCO global oncology (2022)
In this single prospective cohort, discordant pathologic diagnosis was associated with a nearly three-fold increased risk of death. Limited access to relatively basic diagnostic techniques impairs treatment decisions and leads to poor patient outcomes in low-resource countries.