Dataset for reporting of thymic epithelial tumours: recommendations from the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting ( ICCR )

AimsThymic epithelial tumours (TET), including thymomas and thymic carcinomas and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms, are malignant neoplasms that can be associated with morbidity and mortality. Recently, an updated version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Thoracic Tumours 5th E...

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Published in:Histopathology 2023-12, Vol.83 (6), p.967-980
Main Authors: Roden, Anja C, Judge, Meagan, den Bakker, Michael A, Fang, Wentao, Jain, Deepali, Marx, Alexander, Moreira, Andre L, Rajan, Arun, Stroebel, Philipp, Szolkowska, Malgorzata, Cooper, Wendy A
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Carcinoma
Classification
Collaboration
Morbidity
Neuroendocrine tumors
Pathology
Thorax
Thymus
Tumors
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Summary:AimsThymic epithelial tumours (TET), including thymomas and thymic carcinomas and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms, are malignant neoplasms that can be associated with morbidity and mortality. Recently, an updated version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Thoracic Tumours 5th Edition, 2021 has been released, which included various changes to the classification of these neoplasms. In addition, in 2017 the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) / American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) published the 8th Edition Staging Manual which, for the first time, includes a TNM staging that is applicable to thymomas, thymic carcinomas, and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms.Methods and ResultsTo standardize reporting of resected TET and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms the accrediting bodies updated their reporting protocols. The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR), which represents a collaboration between various National Associations of Pathology, updated its 2017 histopathology reporting guide on TET and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms accordingly. This report will highlight important changes in the reporting of TET and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms based on the 2021 WHO, emphasize the 2017 TNM staging, and also comment on the rigour and various uncertainties for the pathologist when trying to follow that staging.ConclusionThe ICCR dataset provides a comprehensive, standardized template for reporting of resected TET and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms.
ISSN:0309-0167
1365-2559
DOI:10.1111/his.15047