J Gastric Cancer.
2023 Jan;23(1):107-145. 10.5230/jgc.2023.23.e7.
A Standardized Pathology Report for Gastric Cancer: 2nd Edition
- Park YS
1 - Kook MC2
- Kim Bh3
- Lee HS4
- Kang DW5
- Gu MJ6
- Shin OR7
- Choi Y8
- Lee W9
- Kim H10
- Song IH1
- Kim KM11
- Kim HS12
- Kang G13
- Park DY14
- Jin SY15
- Kim JM16
- Choi YJ17
- Chang HK18
- Ahn S11
- Chang MS19
- Han SH20
- Kwak Y4
- Seo AN21
- Lee SH22
- Cho MY23
- The Gastrointestinal Pathology Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 2Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
- 3Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 4Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 5Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Sejong, Korea
- 6Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- 7Department of Hospital Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea
- 8Department of Pathology, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea
- 9Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
- 10Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 11Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 12Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 13LabGenomics Clinical Laboratories, Seongnam, Korea
- 14St. Maria Pathology Laboratory, Busan, Korea
- 15Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 16Department of Pathology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
- 17Department of Pathology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin, Korea
- 18Department of Pathology, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
- 19Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 20Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
- 21Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Korea
- 22Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- 23Department of Pathology, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
- KMID: 2539479
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2023.23.e7
Abstract
- The first edition of ‘A Standardized Pathology Report for Gastric Cancer’ was initiated by the Gastrointestinal Pathology Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists and published 17 years ago. Since then, significant advances have been made in the pathologic diagnosis, molecular genetics, and management of gastric cancer (GC). To reflect those changes, a committee for publishing a second edition of the report was formed within the Gastrointestinal Pathology Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists. This second edition consists of two parts: standard data elements and conditional data elements. The standard data elements contain the basic pathologic findings and items necessary to predict the prognosis of GC patients, and they are adequate for routine surgical pathology service. Other diagnostic and prognostic factors relevant to adjuvant therapy, including molecular biomarkers, are classified as conditional data elements to allow each pathologist to selectively choose items appropriate to the environment in their institution. We trust that the standardized pathology report will be helpful for GC diagnosis and facilitate large-scale multidisciplinary collaborative studies.
