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Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sarcoma diagnosis is a challenge for laboratories of cytopathology and anatomic pathology. We conducted this survey-based study to better elucidate real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using an anonymous questionnaire...

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Autores principales: Kharmoum, Jinane, Idrissi Serhrouchni, Karima, Eliahai, Imane, Eljiar, Mohammed, Chraibi, Mariame
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Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9987479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36786262
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i1.13566
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author Kharmoum, Jinane
Idrissi Serhrouchni, Karima
Eliahai, Imane
Eljiar, Mohammed
Chraibi, Mariame
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Idrissi Serhrouchni, Karima
Eliahai, Imane
Eljiar, Mohammed
Chraibi, Mariame
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description BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sarcoma diagnosis is a challenge for laboratories of cytopathology and anatomic pathology. We conducted this survey-based study to better elucidate real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using an anonymous questionnaire. The survey was distributed among pathologists using snowball sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to report the finding of this survey. RESULTS: A total of 144 Moroccan pathologists were surveyed. Most respondents were from academic institutions (41.7%) and those with a specialization in sarcoma diagnosis represented 57%, through training using post-graduate fellowships followed by internships abroad and inter-university diplomas. Remarkably, 36.8% of participants reported no training on sarcoma pathology during their career. Regarding frequency of sarcoma diagnosis, 64.6% of pathologists reported having received less than one case of sarcoma per week and more than 70% did not receive sufficient information from referring clinicians. The majority of pathologists reported their nonattendance in multidisciplinary meetings. Morphology and immunohistochemistry were the most frequently used diagnostic tools, while fluorescence in situ hybridization and other molecular biology techniques were accessible for only 27% and 20.1% of pathologists, respectively. Response time during pathological diagnosis of sarcoma was 14 days according to 52.8% of surveyed participants. In addition, a second opinion was needed for 66% of pathologists. CONCLUSIONS: Specialized training on sarcoma pathology in Morocco is lacking. A national working group on sarcoma pathology is needed to provide second opinions, and therefore, improve the management of this malignancy of poor prognosis. (www.actabiomedica.it)
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spelling pubmed-99874792023-03-07 Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists Kharmoum, Jinane Idrissi Serhrouchni, Karima Eliahai, Imane Eljiar, Mohammed Chraibi, Mariame Acta Biomed Original Article BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sarcoma diagnosis is a challenge for laboratories of cytopathology and anatomic pathology. We conducted this survey-based study to better elucidate real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using an anonymous questionnaire. The survey was distributed among pathologists using snowball sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to report the finding of this survey. RESULTS: A total of 144 Moroccan pathologists were surveyed. Most respondents were from academic institutions (41.7%) and those with a specialization in sarcoma diagnosis represented 57%, through training using post-graduate fellowships followed by internships abroad and inter-university diplomas. Remarkably, 36.8% of participants reported no training on sarcoma pathology during their career. Regarding frequency of sarcoma diagnosis, 64.6% of pathologists reported having received less than one case of sarcoma per week and more than 70% did not receive sufficient information from referring clinicians. The majority of pathologists reported their nonattendance in multidisciplinary meetings. Morphology and immunohistochemistry were the most frequently used diagnostic tools, while fluorescence in situ hybridization and other molecular biology techniques were accessible for only 27% and 20.1% of pathologists, respectively. Response time during pathological diagnosis of sarcoma was 14 days according to 52.8% of surveyed participants. In addition, a second opinion was needed for 66% of pathologists. CONCLUSIONS: Specialized training on sarcoma pathology in Morocco is lacking. A national working group on sarcoma pathology is needed to provide second opinions, and therefore, improve the management of this malignancy of poor prognosis. (www.actabiomedica.it) Mattioli 1885 2023 2023-02-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9987479/ /pubmed/36786262 http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i1.13566 Text en Copyright: © 2023 ACTA BIO MEDICA SOCIETY OF MEDICINE AND NATURAL SCIENCES OF PARMA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Kharmoum, Jinane
Idrissi Serhrouchni, Karima
Eliahai, Imane
Eljiar, Mohammed
Chraibi, Mariame
Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
title Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
title_full Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
title_fullStr Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
title_full_unstemmed Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
title_short Exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in Morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
title_sort exploring real-world practices and challenges of sarcoma diagnosis in morocco: a survey-based study among 144 pathologists
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9987479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36786262
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i1.13566
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