Pathologist Characteristics Associated With Rendering Higher-Grade Diagnoses for Melanocytic Lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The incidence of melanoma diagnoses has been increasing in recent decades, and controlled studies have indicated high histopathologic discordance across the intermediate range of melanocytic lesions. The respective causes for these phenomena remain incompletely understood.

Objective

To identify pathologist characteristics associated with tendencies to diagnose melanocytic lesions as higher grade vs lower grade or to diagnose invasive melanoma vs any less severe diagnosis.

Design, setting, and participants

This exploratory study used data from 2 nationwide studies (the Melanoma Pathology [M-Path] study, conducted from July 2013 to May 2016, and the Reducing Errors in Melanocytic Interpretations [REMI] study, conducted from August 2018 to March 2021) in which

SUBMITTER: Kerr KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10633399 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature