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Cancer datasets and tissue pathways
The College's Datasets for Histopathological Reporting on Cancers have been written to help pathologists work towards a consistent approach for the reporting of the more common cancers and to define the range of acceptable practice in handling pathology specimens.
TNM 8 will be implemented in many specialties from 1 January 2018. A full list of staging systems to be used (by specialty) is available in the Recommendations from the Working Group on Cancer Services on the use of tumour staging systems and Recommended staging to be collected by Cancer Registries (see right hand column).
Please note that head and neck tumours diagnosed after 1 January 2018 should continue to be reported using TNM 7. The British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) have issued a statement supporting the recommendations for staging head and neck cancers. A further meeting is planned in February and the guidance will be updated in March 2018.
Breast
Reporting of breast disease in surgical excision specimens
Bone and Soft Tissue
Primary bone tumours
Soft tissue sarcomas
Endocrine system
Adult adrenal gland
January 2017
January 2012
Parathyroid
Thyroid
October 2017
February 2014
Tissue pathways for endocrine pathology
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Tissue pathways for endocrine pathology
January 2012
Eye
Ocular retinoblastoma
January 2018
Conjunctival melanoma
October 2017
October 2007
Uveal melanoma
Gastrointestinal tract
Colorectum
September 2018
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours
September 2012
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
February 2012
Liver
October 2017
June 2012
Oesophagus
October 2017
February 2007
Stomach
Gynaecological tract
Endometrium
December 2017
Uterine Sarcoma
September 2018
Vulva
January 2018
Tissue pathways for gynaecological pathology
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Tissue pathways for gynaecological pathology
January 2015
Head and neck
Oral cavity
November 2013
Pharynx
November 2013
Nodal excisions & neck dissection
November 2013
Larynx
November 2013
Nasal cavities & paranasal sinuses
November 2013
Salivary gland
November 2013
Lung and Thorax
Lung cancer
September 2018
Mesothelioma
September 2017
Tissue pathway for non-neoplastic thoracic pathology
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Tissue pathway for non-neoplastic thoracic pathology
September 2015
Lymph node and bone marrow
Lymphoma
October 2015
Paediatric
Renal tumours in childhood
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Dataset for renal tumours in childhood
November 2015
Skin
Adnexal carcinomas and lymph nodes
October 2017
July 2014 (Re-use of AJCC material in these datasets is subject to approval from the publisher)
Basal cell carcinoma
October 2017
May 2014 (Re-use of AJCC material in these datasets is subject to approval from the publisher)
Malignant melanoma
October 2017
May 2014 (Re-use of AJCC material in these datasets is subject to approval from the publisher)
Merkel cell carcinoma
October 2017
May 2014 (Re-use of AJCC material in these datasets is subject to approval from the publisher)
Invasive squamous cell carcinoma
October 2017
May 2014 (Re-use of AJCC material in these datasets is subject to approval from the publisher)
Electronic reporting tool
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Reporting tool user guide
November 2015
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Skin cancer electronic reporting tool
November 2015
Tissue pathway for dermatopathology
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Tissue pathway for dermatopathology (2e)
August 2016
Urinary tract and testis
Penis
October 2017
July 2015
Prostate
October 2017
June 2016
Renal
Testis
October 2017
May 2014
Urinary collecting system
October 2017
April 2013
Tissue pathways for urological pathology
July 2017
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Tissue pathways for urological pathology
July 2017