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Diagnostic discordance among histopathological reviewers of melanocytic lesions.

Gregory A HoslerMatthew S GoldbergSarah I EstradaBrendan O'NeilSapna M AminJose A Plaza
Published in: Journal of cutaneous pathology (2024)
Histopathologic review in this large cohort demonstrated substantial diagnostic variation, with 23.8% of cases receiving equivocal diagnoses. We identified diagnostic ambiguity even in lesions where a definitive diagnosis was previously rendered by a single real-world dermatopathologist. The combined clinical impact of diagnostic discordance or a final diagnosis of UMP is highlighted by high diagnosis-dependent treatment variation in the patient treatment model, which could be underreported in a real-world setting, where review by more than one to two dermatopathologists is relatively rare.
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  • case report