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A two-step, pattern-anchored diagnostic framework that first identifies the dominant morphological pattern of oral epithelial dysplasia before assigning a grade can improve the recognition and prognostic discrimination of malignant risk compared to current grading systems alone. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To address inter-observer variability and high rates of non-recognition in oral epithelial dysplasia by establishing a pattern-anchored, grade-retaining diagnostic framework.

September 5, 2026Head and Neck PathologyOpen Access

Pattern-Anchored Diagnosis of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Position Paper From COST Action INTERCEPTOR Working Group 2

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SKSyed Ali KhurramAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda KHKeith D HunterUniversity of Liverpool EOEdward W. OdellGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Evidence synthesis uncovers diagnostic failures in oral epithelial dysplasia, indicating a two-step pattern-anchored grading framework improves malignant risk identification.

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To address inter-observer variability and high rates of non-recognition in oral epithelial dysplasia by establishing a pattern-anchored, grade-retaining diagnostic framework.
Synthesized findings from inter-observer reproducibility analyses, feature-based prognostic models, under-recognition datasets, and computational pathology studies conducted by COST Action CA21140 INTERCEPTOR Working Group 2.
Proposed five distinct histological pattern anchors: conventional/basaloid, keratinising/differentiated, verrucous, papillomatous, and HPV-associated.
Identified that architectural traits predict malignant transformation more effectively than grade alone, specifically bulbous rete ridges (AUROC 0.74) and cohesion loss (AUROC 0.73).
Demonstrated convergent support from computational pathology analyses showing immune microenvironment and tissue architecture signals as primary prognostic predictors.

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Khurram et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3e16b95aff0620eb095 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-026-01963-7

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Evidence synthesis uncovers diagnostic failures in oral epithelial dysplasia, indicating a two-step pattern-anchored grading framework improves malignant risk identification.

Pattern-Anchored Diagnosis of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Position Paper From COST Action INTERCEPTOR Working Group 2

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Pattern-Anchored Diagnosis of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Position Paper From COST Action INTERCEPTOR Working Group 2

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