Discordance Between the Initial Diagnosis of Sarcomas and Subsequent Histopathological Revision and Molecular Analyses in a Sarcoma Reference Center in Brazil.
Carlos Diego Holanda LopesMarcello Moro QueirozLuana A F SampaioAndré PerinaEduardo AkaishiFrederico TeixeiraFábio de Oliveira FerreiraSamir A HannaJoão Luís Fernandes da SilvaLuiz Guilherme C A De LimaClaudia Regina G C M de OliveiraRodrigo Ramella MunhozPublished in: JCO global oncology (2024)
In nearly 60% of the cases, the initial sarcoma diagnosis was modified when revised by a reference center and dedicated pathologists, assisted by molecular pathology techniques. These results justify the assembly of referral networks in countries with limited health care resources.