Critical Diagnoses in Ophthalmic Pathology: Suspected Important Unanticipated Diagnoses in Surgically Removed Eyes

Conclusions: The proportion of critical diagnoses among surgically removed eyes is small, but not inconsequential. Some “critical alerts” would be unnecessary if relevant clinical information was provided when the tissue is submitted to the laboratory. Laboratory guidelines for critical values in surgical pathology should be flexible since they need to anticipate the vicissitudes of clinical practice. Surgeons ne ed to appreciate that relevant clinical information must be provided to pathologists because it can play a role in formulating anatomic diagnoses.Ocul Oncol Pathol
Source: Ocular Oncology and Pathology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research