This study confirms the benefit of a pathology second opinion to improve preoperative estimates of prognosis and to determine the appropriate surgical procedure. Missing information on grade and histological subtype was responsible for a large number of cases, suggesting a need for widespread application of standardization and quality improvement in pathology reporting.
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