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Went in T2a, came out T3a — anyone else blindsided by post-op path?
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@rlpostrp Gosh...I don't understand how biopsies can sometimes be so far from reality. Almost implausible to be that inaccurate.
I was not aware of these types of situations prior to reading the posts in this thread.
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@kenk1962 It’s often not the biopsy that’s so far from reality, it’s the pathologist reading and interpreting the biopsy.
Much of the interpretation of tissue slides (& images and scans) is often as much an art as it is a science, and depends on the skill and experience of the pathologist interpreting them. This is why independent 2nd opinions are often requested for any test requiring a medical opinion or interpretation.
It’s good to have an independent set of eyes reviewing the biopsied tissues. What one pathologist might interpret as a 7(3+4), another might see a 6(3+3), and another as a 7(4+3).