Open AccessA second opinion pathology review improves the diagnostic concordance between prostate cancer biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens
Author(s) -
Takanori Maehara,
Takuya Sadahira,
Yuki Maruyama,
Koichiro Wada,
Motoo Araki,
Masami Watanabe,
Tetsu Watanabe,
Hiroyuki Yanai,
Yasutomo Nasu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_81_20
Subject(s) - medicine , concordance , second opinion , prostatectomy , medical diagnosis , prostate cancer , biopsy , prostate , radiology , surgical pathology , cancer , pathology
The Gleason scoring system is an essential tool for determining the treatment strategy in prostate cancer (PCa). However, the Gleason grade group (GGG) often differs between needle-core biopsy (NCB) and radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens. We investigated the diagnostic value of a second opinion pathology review using NCB specimens in PCa.