Table 4

 Impact of histological examination on macroscopically determined major disease and immediate cause of death in 371 necropsies

Concordant diagnosis or with diagnosis refinements N (%)Discordant diagnosis N (%)Histology needed N (%)Remained inconclusive N (%)
Major disease332 (89.5)33 (8.9)3 (0.8)3 (0.8)
Immediate cause of death283 (76.3)86 (23.1)2 (0.6)0 (0)