"pathological confirmation" is an acceptable phrase in written English.
It can be used to refer to the confirmation of a diagnosis or a prognosis made through research from a pathology lab. For example, "The team of researchers waited for the pathological confirmation before announcing their findings."
When both X-ray and/or CT were insufficient to confirm lung metastasis es), the pathological confirmation by biopsy was then carried out.
Mendoza-Santiesteban, C. E. et al. Pathological confirmation of optic neuropathy in familial dysautonomia.
Pathologic confirmation of CCA is notoriously difficult, and many patients have been treated based on clinical criteria without pathological confirmation.
Also allowed were patients with no pathological confirmation of HCC with a level of α-fetoprotein higher than 400 ng ml−1 and characteristic imaging findings as assessed by multislice computer tomography (CT) scan or intravenous contrast ultrasound (US).
Patients were selected on the basis of clinical and pathological confirmation of cutaneous melanoma (mucosal and acral melanomas excluded), and all patients had not received any systemic treatment or radiotherapy in the biopsied area before surgery.
There are several reasons why pathological confirmation is not possible.
Pathological confirmation of negative lymph nodes in patients with PTC appears to influence the decision to administer postoperative RAI if ≥5 negative lymph nodes are removed.
Because the patient had café au lait spots, a diagnosis of a malignant PNST in a patient with NF1 was initially proposed, with the request for pathological confirmation.
To review the epidemiological and clinical features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC), and to illustrate the spectrum of MRI findings, with pathological confirmation.
Recurrence was diagnosed in cases of pathological confirmation or tumor control after repeated GKR over 4 months with radiological follow-up.
Pathological confirmation of the presence of endometriosis in resected lesions was obtained later but was not a prerequisite for inclusion as surgical findings are those that determine severity.
