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Farmer....another piece of info....Ive been told later in the week, pathologist disagree more.  Also, not a good idea for biopsies or surgeries to be done on Friday, as specimens have more time to degrade or spoil if not looked at before weekend. 

Another stunning finding.  According to Johns Hopkins, blinded pathology reports can vary as much as 20% of the time.  One in five.

farmer... this info isn't meant to frighten anyone. Pathologist reports varying may not mean they are incorrect.  While there are errors in some, it just means that pathologists are subjective.  Adding into the mix fatigue or poor specimens, one can appreciate why one should exhaust all means to getting the best info regarding their tumor. Sisters like me,with rare tumors, are very familiar with pathology disagreement.  Because pathologists and radiologists too, see fewer rare tumors, our tumors often need more examination. My tumor was found on an ultrasound and missed on a mammogram. When the prior mammos were reviewed again following my diagnosis, it was determined that it was missed becausee the radiologist mistook it for a cyst.

Again,what surprises me most about what some have said on this thread was that their physicians didn't advocate genomic testing.  My understanding is that since these tests have been clinically used more and more each year, they have been influential in the decision making process in more than 20% of the cases....meaning...in 20% of the cases, the treatment p!an changed with the help of genomic testing. That is a huge number.  In my situation the treatment plan hadn't changed,  It merely reinforced the treatment plan that my doctor and I selected.

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/dm/2013/347073/