Table 5 Diagnostic discordance in the subsets by the four diagnostic categories and hypothetical clinical implications
SUBSET | Number | Discordance by four categories(a) | High | Intermediate | Not significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General adult pathology | 90 | 9 (10.0%) | 5(5.6%) | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (2.2%) |
Paediatric/adolescence | 34 | 3 (8.8%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0 | 2 (5.8%) |
Lymphoproliferative | 29 | 2 (6.9%) | 2 (6.9%) | - | - |
Fluid/FNA cytological diagnoses | 23 | 10 (43.5%) | 3(13.0%) | 5 (21.7%) | 2 (8.7%) |
PAP test | 20 | 5 (25.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 3(15.0%) |
Overall | 196 | 29 (14.8%) | 12 6.1%) | 8 (4.1%) | 9 (3.6%) |
Lymphoproliferative by histological subtype (b) | 29 | 7 (24.1%) | 2 (6.9%) | 4 (13.8%) | 1 (3.4%) |