Dataset for the reporting of neoplasms of the heart, pericardium, and great vessels: recommendations from the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR)

Joseph J Maleszewski; Cristina Basso; Allen Burke; Mathieu Castonguay; Charles Leduc; Fabio Tavora; Mary Sheppard; Rakesh Suri; Meagan Judge; Wendy A Cooper

doi:10.1007/s00428-022-03473-7

Dataset for the reporting of neoplasms of the heart, pericardium, and great vessels: recommendations from the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR)

Virchows Arch. 2023 Feb;482(2):303-309. doi: 10.1007/s00428-022-03473-7. Epub 2022 Dec 13.

Authors

Joseph J Maleszewski¹, Cristina Basso², Allen Burke³, Mathieu Castonguay⁴, Charles Leduc⁵, Fabio Tavora⁶, Mary Sheppard⁷, Rakesh Suri⁸, Meagan Judge⁹, Wendy A Cooper^{10

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Affiliations

¹ ICCR Dataset for the Reporting of Neoplasms of the Heart, Pericardium, and Great Vessels Dataset Authoring Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55902, USA. maleszewski.joseph@mayo.edu.
² Cardiovascular Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
³ University of Maryland Medical Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Halifax, Halifax, NS, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pathology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁶ Messejana Heart and Lung Hospital, Fortaleza, Brazil.
⁷ St. George's Medical School, University of London, London, UK.
⁸ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁹ Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, NSW Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
¹¹ Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.
¹² Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 36512082
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-022-03473-7

Abstract

The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR) was founded by major pathology organizations from around the world to produce internationally standardized and evidence-based datasets for pathologists' reporting of cancer. Its goal is to improve cancer patient outcomes worldwide and to advance international benchmarking in cancer management. The ICCR cancer dataset development schedule is aligned with revisions of the WHO Classification of Tumours ("Blue Book") series, and in 2015 ICCR developed an initial series of thoracic datasets including a dataset for neoplasms of the heart, pericardium, and great vessels. This edition has now been updated to align with the 2021 WHO Blue Book series. An expert panel was convened to review and revise the dataset. While the majority of ICCR datasets are focused on malignant tumors, the scope of this dataset includes a number of benign tumors and tumor-like entities because of the rarity of cardiac malignancies and the serious implications of even histologically benign lesions. Due to the rarity of cardiac tumors, evidence in support of reporting elements is limited.

Keywords: Cardiac; Checklist; Dataset; Pathology; Protocol; Structured report; Synoptic report; Tumors.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Pathologists
Pathology, Clinical*
Pericardium
Thymus Neoplasms*