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Conflicting pathology reports: a diagnostic dilemma.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2015
Shahar Tal, Rozovski Uri, Shapira Yuval, Nossek Erez, Zelikovich Bracha, Jossiphov Joseph, Ram Zvi, Kanner Andrew A, Siegal Tali, Blumenthal Deborah T, Lavon Iris
Abstract excerpt
The differential diagnosis of a brain lesion with two discordant pathology reports includes the presence of collision tumor, metaplastic changes, and labeling errors that occurred during the processing of the specimen. The authors present a case in which the first brain biopsy from a 47-year-old patient with a history of heavy smoking was compatible with metastatic small cell carcinoma, and the second biopsy...
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