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[Clinicopathological discordance for lesions of the oral mucosa]
I Benyahya1, A Maaroufi, L Jabri
1Département d'Odontologie Chirurgicale, à la Faculté de Médecine Dentaire de Casablanca. i.benyahya@fmd-uh2c.ac.ma
Background:
The oral cavity is the site of various oral mucosal lesions. The physical examination must be completed by a pathology examination in order to establish a final diagnosis. The objective of our study was to investigate the discordance between clinical and pathological findings concerning lesions oral mucosa.
Material And Method:
This study was a cross-sectional epidemiological investigation involving 21 patients seen during a 16-month period.
Results:
Statistical analysis demonstrated 17 cases of agreement (81%) and 4 cases of discordance (19%) between the clinical diagnosis and pathology diagnosis.
Discussion:
Such discordance can be operator-dependent or related to sample procurement or handling.
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