The value of a specialized second-opinion pathological diagnosis for oral and maxillofacial lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

An error in the diagnosis of an oral or maxillofacial lesion could potentially be detrimental to a patient's prognosis and management. Major discrepancies between the initial and subsequent diagnoses of head and neck pathologies range from 7 to 53%. This study determined the rate of discrepancies found in the diagnoses of oral and maxillofacial lesions after a second opinion in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

A retrospective single-center study was conducted by oral and maxillofacial pathology consultants to review all cases referred for a second opinion to the oral and maxillofacial pathology laboratory between January 2015 and December 2020. If the second-opinion diagnosis matched the original diagnosis, this was described as "agreement." If the second-opinion diagnosis d

SUBMITTER: Binmadi NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10257276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature