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ReviewCurrent urology reports2025

Digital Pathology Allows for Global Second Opinions for Urologic Malignancies.

Daniel J Shepherd, Jennifer B Gordetsky

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Review in Current urology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Daniel J ShepherdDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 445 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TN, 37228, USA. daniel.j.shepherd@vumc.org.
Jennifer B GordetskyDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 445 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TN, 37228, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewDigital pathology, the use of digital images for histopathologic diagnosis, is transforming the practice of pathology. This review discusses the ability of digital pathology to assist with second opinions for challenging cases in genitourinary pathology worldwide. RECENT

findingsWhile traditional pathology is limited by physical hardware such as microscopes and glass slides, digital pathology creates opportunities for the rapid sharing of diagnostic materials with colleagues and experts worldwide. This technology can greatly facilitate sharing challenging cases from low-resource areas where pathology services or subspecialty expertise are not available. As the incidence of kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer continues to increase in both high-income and developing countries, digital pathology may be the solution for expert opinions in diagnosing urologic disease worldwide.

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Referral and ConsultationUrologic NeoplasmsHumansMaleTelepathologyDeveloping countriesDigital pathologySecond opinionTelepathology

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PMID39921827
PMCPMC11807012

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