Assessment of inconclusive biopsies at a tertiary care dental hospital

Authors

  • Dhan Kumari Manandhar Postgraduate Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3041-9921
  • Dipshikha Bajracharya Professor and Head of Department, Department of Oral Pathology, Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7139-3874
  • Akanksha Badhu Post Graduate Resident, Department of Oral Pathology, Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-9283
  • Sushmit Koju Postgraduate Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bidhata Ojha Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0050-4984
  • Pradeep Bhandari Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7541-6041

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v12i2.53544

Keywords:

Histopathological report, Inconclusive biopsy, Oral pathologist

Abstract

Background: Biopsy has crucial role in definitive diagnosis of lesions followed by appropriate treatment of the same. There are situations to clinicians when the report from the oral pathologists comes as “inconclusive biopsy”, instead of a definitive diagnosis.

Objectives: To determine the frequency and reasons for inconclusive biopsy as the final diagnosis, in biopsy samples obtained for histopathological evaluation.

Methods: This retrospective chart review was conducted in a total of 982 biopsy reports from the archive of the Department of Oral Pathology of Kantipur Dental College. Reports from 2016 to 2021 A.D were assessed after institutional ethical approval utilising convenience sampling. Clinical details were assessed from the patient's biopsy requisition form. Inconclusive diagnosis as the final sign-outs were evaluated, to analyse the reasons for such reports according to the standard criteria. For analysis, SPSS v.20 software was used.

Results: Out of 982 biopsy reports, 140 (14.2%) inconclusive biopsy reports were recovered. The reasons for inconclusive biopsy in descending order was 129 (92.1%) poor quality of sample, five (3.6%) insufficient biopsy, three (2.1%) inappropriate fixative, two (1.4%) both insufficient and poor-quality sample and one (0.7%) lack of clinical or radiographic details. Comparison between central and peripheral inconclusive reports was not statistically significant (p >0.05).

Conclusion: This study indicates that careful surgical approach is a must along with proper transportation of the biopsy sample and a detailed clinical and radiographic information to avoid inconclusive biopsy reports.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Manandhar, D. K., Bajracharya, D., Badhu, A., Koju, S., Ojha, B., & Bhandari, P. (2023). Assessment of inconclusive biopsies at a tertiary care dental hospital. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 12(2), 75–79. https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v12i2.53544

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