TY - JOUR
T1 - Current Practices in the Processing, Diagnosis, and Reporting of Endometrial Carcinoma
T2 - Results of a Web-based Survey by the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP)
AU - Parkash, Vinita
AU - Matias-Guiu, Xavier
AU - Oliva, Esther
AU - Malpica, Anais
AU - McCluggage, W. Glenn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 International Society of Gynecological Pathologists. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - There have been significant advances in our understanding of the biology and classification of endometrial carcinoma, over the last few years, and the new prediction models proposed for prognostication. To accurately diagnose and stage tumors and apply these prediction models, it is necessary that there be standardized processing of specimens, and a common understanding and usage of the diagnostic terminology of endometrial carcinoma. The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists embarked on an ambitious project to achieve this goal in 2015. An early step in the process was to collect baseline information on existing practices with regard to the processing, diagnosis, and reporting of endometrial carcinomas among the members of the society. This was carried out using a web-based survey comprising 112 questions. The results are presented herein and reveal areas of uniformity but also areas of substantial variation among pathologists. The results of the survey assisted in developing the subsequent recommendations that follow as separate articles in this issue of the journal with regard to processing, diagnosis, and reporting of endometrial carcinomas.
AB - There have been significant advances in our understanding of the biology and classification of endometrial carcinoma, over the last few years, and the new prediction models proposed for prognostication. To accurately diagnose and stage tumors and apply these prediction models, it is necessary that there be standardized processing of specimens, and a common understanding and usage of the diagnostic terminology of endometrial carcinoma. The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists embarked on an ambitious project to achieve this goal in 2015. An early step in the process was to collect baseline information on existing practices with regard to the processing, diagnosis, and reporting of endometrial carcinomas among the members of the society. This was carried out using a web-based survey comprising 112 questions. The results are presented herein and reveal areas of uniformity but also areas of substantial variation among pathologists. The results of the survey assisted in developing the subsequent recommendations that follow as separate articles in this issue of the journal with regard to processing, diagnosis, and reporting of endometrial carcinomas.
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Endometrial carcinoma
KW - Processing
KW - Reporting
KW - Survey
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U2 - 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000515
DO - 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000515
M3 - Article
C2 - 30550480
AN - SCOPUS:85059193191
SN - 0277-1691
VL - 38
SP - S3-S8
JO - International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
JF - International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
IS - 1
ER -