Evidence-based guidelines for standardized pathologic sampling and diagnosis reporting of pancreatic cancer in China

VernacularTitle:中国胰腺癌病理取材及诊断报告规范循证学指南
Keywords: Pancreatic cancer; Pathological specimen sampling; Surgical margin; Pathologic report; Structuration; Normalization
From: Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2024;24(4):241-255
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The main purpose of pathological analysis of pancreatic cancer(PC) specimens is to assess the tumor stage and predict the prognosis by evaluating the histological type, degree of differentiation, tumor size, depth of invasion, surgical margin status and the like. Careful, standardized and comprehensive pathological specimen sampling is prerequisite for accurate assessment. This guideline compiles a consensus on pathological sampling, definition of surgical margins, content and diagnostic points of structured report for PC after discussion, aiming to improve the standardization and precision of PC specimen sampling and diagnostic reports in our country, and enhance the precision diagnostic ability of pathologists. These provide clinicians with practical and effective pathologic parameters for prognosis assessment, thereby providing strong support for the formulation of treatment strategies for patients after surgery. Standardized oncology data collection also provides information for epidemiologists, which contributes to national and international standardization and research.