Open AccessReporting of Surgically Removed Lymph Nodes for Breast Tumors: Recommendations From the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting
Author(s) -
Gábor Cserni,
Edi Brogi,
Hiram S. Cody,
Rahul Deb,
Gelareh Farshid,
Sandra A. O’Toole,
Elena Provenzano,
Cecily Quinn,
Ayşegül Şahin,
Fernando Schmitt,
Donald L. Weaver,
Rin Yamaguchi,
Fleur Webster,
Puay Hoon Tan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archives of pathology and laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1543-2165
pISSN - 0003-9985
DOI - 10.5858/arpa.2022-0060-ra
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , context (archaeology) , axillary lymph nodes , lymph node , sentinel lymph node , cancer , axillary lymph node dissection , radiology , medical physics , pathology , general surgery , oncology , paleontology , biology
The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR), supported by major pathology and cancer organizations, aims at the standardization of evidence-based pathology reporting of different types of cancers, with the inclusion of all parameters deemed to be relevant for best patient care and future data collection. Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important prognostic factors in breast cancer.