The Impact of Next-generation Sequencing on Interobserver Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of Desmoplastic Melanocytic Neoplasms
Chen A, Sharma N, Patel P, Olivares S, Bahrami A, Barnhill R, Blokx W, Bosenberg M, Busam K, de La Fouchardière A, Duncan L, Elder D, Ko J, Landman G, Lazar A, Lezcano C, Lowe L, Maher N, Massi D, Messina J, Mihic-Probst D, Parker D, Redpath M, Scolyer R, Shea C, Spatz A, Tron V, Xu X, Yeh I, Yun S, Zembowicz A, Gerami P. The Impact of Next-generation Sequencing on Interobserver Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of Desmoplastic Melanocytic Neoplasms. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2024, 48: 708-718. PMID: 38590014, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000002226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDesmoplastic melanomaMelanocytic neoplasmsNext-generation sequencingInterobserver agreementDiagnostic accuracyHematoxylin and eosin sectionsImpact of next-generation sequencingDiagnostic scenariosMetastatic diseaseDesmoplastic tumorsMelanocytic tumorsMelanoma casesMelanoma geneticsFleiss' multirater kappaAccurate diagnosisNeoplasmsMelanomaAncillary toolDegree of improvementMultirater kappaDiagnosisGenomic findingsTumorGenome sequencing resultsPathologistsBRAF Mutated and Morphologically Spitzoid Tumors, a Subgroup of Melanocytic Neoplasms Difficult to Distinguish From True Spitz Neoplasms
Gerami P, Chen A, Sharma N, Patel P, Hagstrom M, Kancherla P, Geraminejad T, Olivares S, Biswas A, Bosenberg M, Busam K, de La Fouchardière A, Duncan L, Elder D, Ko J, Landman G, Lazar A, Lowe L, Massi D, Mihic-Probst D, Parker D, Scolyer R, Shea C, Zembowicz A, Yun S, Blokx W, Barnhill R. BRAF Mutated and Morphologically Spitzoid Tumors, a Subgroup of Melanocytic Neoplasms Difficult to Distinguish From True Spitz Neoplasms. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2024, 48: 538-545. PMID: 38525831, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000002194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research