A 10-Year Review of Intraoral Salivary Gland Tumor Diagnoses: Diagnostic Challenges and Inter-Observer Agreement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salivary gland tumors (SGT) are a diverse group of neoplasms arising from the major and minor glands. The oral cavity is the most common site for minor SGT (IMSGT), and these lesions frequently pose a challenge to the pathologist due to overlapping histopathological features and limited material for analysis. Our objective was to determine specific clinical and histopathological features associated with challenges in IMSGT diagnoses and pathologists' agreement.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of 248 IMSGT received between 2010 and 2019. We evaluated the diagnostic challenge of the cases by stratifying according to whether a definitive, favored, or indeterminate (challenging) diagnosis was provided. Inter-observer agreement and concordance of biopsy d

SUBMITTER: Fuoco J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10063724 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature