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SynthesisVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2020

Relevance of routine pathology review in cervical carcinoma.

Heleen J van Beekhuizen, Mieloe D Freulings, Shatavisha Dasgupta, Folkert J van Kemenade, Patricia C Ewing-Graham, Helena C van Doorn

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Synthesis in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Heleen J van BeekhuizenDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Na-Building, Room 15-09, 3000CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8899-7412
Mieloe D FreulingsDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Na-Building, Room 15-09, 3000CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Shatavisha DasguptaDepartment of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 3000CA, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1804-5015
Folkert J van KemenadeDepartment of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 3000CA, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4225-4354
Patricia C Ewing-GrahamDepartment of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 3000CA, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1779-1115
Helena C van DoornDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Na-Building, Room 15-09, 3000CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. h.vandoorn@erasmusmc.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1062-4485
Erasmus MC · NLErasmus MC Cancer Institute · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To determine the impact of pathology review on the management of patients with cervical carcinoma, 264 reports of pathology review from 230 patients referred to Erasmus MC (2010-2012) were studied retrospectively. Discrepancies between pathologic diagnoses were classified as 'major' if they led to changes in treatment, and as 'minor' where there was no change. Patient and tumor characteristics were analyzed to identify the factors influencing these discrepancies. Fifty-eight (25.2%) discrepancies were identified; 28 (12.2%) were major, these resulted frequently from missing essential information, or discordant assessment of tumor invasion. Pathology review prevented under-treatment of 3.5%, over-treatment of 1.3%, treatment for incorrect malignancy of 1.3%, and enabled definitive treatment of 6.1% of patients. This highlights the importance of pathology review for appropriate management. Major discrepancies were rare (1%) for patients with macroscopic tumor and histologic diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma (n = 100). For these patients, yield of pathology review may be limited.

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AdultCarcinoma, Squamous CellDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCervical carcinomaDiscrepanciesOver-treatmentPathology reviewUnder-treatment

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