Histopathology reporting in colorectal cancer

Reporting colorectal cancer.

Reporting colorectal cancer comprises two phases: the careful collection of pathological data; and the division of patients into groups with differing prognoses. Dukes' classification of rectal cancer was the outcome of this dual approach. It evolved over many years, and full details of its final form were not published until 1958, towards the end of his career. Others modified the classificati...

Prostate Cancer Histopathology Reporting Guide Radical Prostatectomy Specimen

Prostate Cancer Histopathology Reporting Guide Radical Prostatectomy Specimen

Invasive Melanoma Histopathology Reporting Guide

x width mm length mm x depth mm Macroscopic primary lesion description (The description of the lesion includes includes such features as shape, colour, border, contour, evidence of surface crusting or ulceration and proximity to resection margins) Other lesion(s) (Note 4) Not identified Present Macroscopic description of other lesion(s) (The description of the lesion includes such features as s...

Colorectal cancer pathology reporting: a regional audit.

AIMS To audit the information content of pathology reports of colorectal cancer specimens in one National Health Service region. METHODS All reports of colorectal cancer resection specimens from the 17 NHS histopathology laboratories in Wales during 1993 were evaluated against: (a) standards previously agreed as desirable by pathologists in Wales; and (b) standards considered to be the minimu...