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RNA Sequencing for Solid Tumor Fusion Gene Detection: Proficiency Testing Practice and Performance Comparison. 用于实体瘤融合基因检测的 RNA 测序:能力验证实践与性能比较。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0047-CP
Julia A Bridge, Kevin C Halling, Joel T Moncur, Rhona J Souers, Meera R Hameed, Helen Fernandes, Angshumoy Roy, Lea Surrey, Laura J Tafe, Patricia Vasalos, Dolores H Lopez-Terrada
{"title":"RNA Sequencing for Solid Tumor Fusion Gene Detection: Proficiency Testing Practice and Performance Comparison.","authors":"Julia A Bridge, Kevin C Halling, Joel T Moncur, Rhona J Souers, Meera R Hameed, Helen Fernandes, Angshumoy Roy, Lea Surrey, Laura J Tafe, Patricia Vasalos, Dolores H Lopez-Terrada","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0047-CP","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0047-CP","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Next-generation sequencing-based approaches using RNA have increasingly been used by clinical laboratories for the detection of fusion genes, intragenic rearrangements, and exon-skipping events. Correspondingly, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has advanced RNA sequencing proficiency testing (PT) to ensure optimal performance of these assays.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To report on laboratory performance and practices of RNA sequencing for the detection of fusion genes, intragenic rearrangements, and exon-skipping events using CAP PT data from 8 mailings (2018-A through 2021-B).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>CAP PT RNA sequencing program results from 153 laboratories across 24 proficiency test specimens, interrogating 22 distinct engineered fusion transcripts, were analyzed for correct identification of the fusion event, associated performance variables, and laboratory practices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, the 4-year program detection rate (sensitivity) was 95.5% (1486 of 1556 results). False-negative rates were 3.6% (53 of 1463) and 18.3% (17 of 93) for fusion gene and intragenic rearrangement/exon-skipping events, respectively. Only 19 false-positive results were reported among the 8 PT mailings, and most were likely the result of preanalytical or postanalytical errors. There were no practice characteristics (eg, instrumentation, sequencing method) significantly associated with the fusion detection results.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data reveal a high overall sensitivity and specificity for fusion gene detection by participating laboratories using clinical RNA sequencing. Performance was comparable across all laboratories, regardless of methodology. The fraction of false-negative results for intragenic rearrangement/exon-skipping events was greater than that for the chimeric fusion genes. False-negative results could not be attributed to any specific practice characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9933558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Loose Tumor Cells in Pulmonary Arteries of Lung Adenocarcinoma Resection Specimens: No Correlation With Survival, Despite High Prevalence. 肺腺癌切除标本肺动脉中的松散肿瘤细胞:尽管发病率很高,但与存活率无关
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0009-OA
Hans Blaauwgeers, Federica Filipello, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Claudio Doglioni, Teodora Radonic, Idris Bahce, Yuko Minami, Andreas Schonau, Julien P L Vincenten, Adrianus A J Smit, Chris Dickhoff, Erik Thunnissen
{"title":"Loose Tumor Cells in Pulmonary Arteries of Lung Adenocarcinoma Resection Specimens: No Correlation With Survival, Despite High Prevalence.","authors":"Hans Blaauwgeers, Federica Filipello, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Claudio Doglioni, Teodora Radonic, Idris Bahce, Yuko Minami, Andreas Schonau, Julien P L Vincenten, Adrianus A J Smit, Chris Dickhoff, Erik Thunnissen","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0009-OA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0009-OA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Loose tumor cells and tumor cell clusters can be recognized in the lumen of intratumoral pulmonary arteries of resected non-small cell lung cancer specimens. It is unclear whether these should be considered tumor-emboli, and as such could predict a worsened prognosis.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the nature and prognostic impact of pulmonary artery intraluminal tumor cells.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This multicenter study involved an exploratory pilot study and a validation study from 3 institutions. For the exploratory pilot study, a retrospective pulmonary resection cohort of primary adenocarcinomas, diagnosed between November 2007 and November 2010, were scored for the presence of tumor cells, as well as potentially other cells in the intravascular spaces, using hematoxylin-eosin and cytokeratin 7 (CK7) stains. In the validation part, 2 retrospective cohorts of resected pulmonary adenocarcinomas, between January 2011 and December 2016, were included. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) data were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the pilot study, CK7+ intravascular cells, mainly tumor cells, were present in 23 of 33 patients (69.7%). The 5-year OS for patients with intravascular tumor cells was 61%, compared with 40% for patients without intravascular tumor cells (P = .19). In the validation study, CK7+ intravascular tumor cells were present in 41 of 70 patients (58.6%). The 5-year RFS for patients with intravascular tumor cells was 80.0%, compared with 80.6% in patients without intravascular tumor cells (P = .52). The 5-year OS rates were, respectively, 82.8% and 71.6% (P = .16).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Loose tumor cells in pulmonary arterial lumina were found in most non-small cell lung cancer resection specimens and were not associated with a worse RFS or OS. Therefore, most probably they represent an artifact.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10459255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Don't Fear the Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of Machine Learning for Prostate Cancer Detection in Pathology. 不要惧怕人工智能:病理学中前列腺癌检测机器学习的系统回顾。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0460-RA
Aaryn Frewing, Alexander B Gibson, Richard Robertson, Paul M Urie, Dennis Della Corte
{"title":"Don't Fear the Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of Machine Learning for Prostate Cancer Detection in Pathology.","authors":"Aaryn Frewing, Alexander B Gibson, Richard Robertson, Paul M Urie, Dennis Della Corte","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2022-0460-RA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2022-0460-RA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Automated prostate cancer detection using machine learning technology has led to speculation that pathologists will soon be replaced by algorithms. This review covers the development of machine learning algorithms and their reported effectiveness specific to prostate cancer detection and Gleason grading.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine current algorithms regarding their accuracy and classification abilities. We provide a general explanation of the technology and how it is being used in clinical practice. The challenges to the application of machine learning algorithms in clinical practice are also discussed.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>The literature for this review was identified and collected using a systematic search. Criteria were established prior to the sorting process to effectively direct the selection of studies. A 4-point system was implemented to rank the papers according to their relevancy. For papers accepted as relevant to our metrics, all cited and citing studies were also reviewed. Studies were then categorized based on whether they implemented binary or multi-class classification methods. Data were extracted from papers that contained accuracy, area under the curve (AUC), or κ values in the context of prostate cancer detection. The results were visually summarized to present accuracy trends between classification abilities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is more difficult to achieve high accuracy metrics for multiclassification tasks than for binary tasks. The clinical implementation of an algorithm that can assign a Gleason grade to clinical whole slide images (WSIs) remains elusive. Machine learning technology is currently not able to replace pathologists but can serve as an important safeguard against misdiagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10082587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Cognitive Framework Behind Modern Neuropathology. 现代神经病理学背后的认知框架。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0209-RA
José Javier Otero
{"title":"The Cognitive Framework Behind Modern Neuropathology.","authors":"José Javier Otero","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0209-RA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0209-RA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>In 2021 the World Health Organization distributed a new classification of central nervous system tumors that incorporated modern testing modalities in the diagnosis. Although universally accepted as a scientifically superior system, this schema has created controversy because its deployment globally is challenging in the best of circumstances and impossible in resource-poor health care ecosystems. Compounding this problem is the significant challenge that neuropathologists with expertise in central nervous system tumors are rare.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To demonstrate diagnostic use of simple unsupervised machine learning techniques using publicly available data sets. I also discuss some potential solutions to the deployment of neuropathology classification in health care ecosystems burdened by this classification schema.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>The Cancer Genome Atlas RNA sequencing data from low-grade and high-grade gliomas.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Methylation-based classification will be unable to solve all diagnostic problems in neuropathology. Information theory quantifications generate focused workflows in pathology, resulting in prevention of ordering unnecessary tests and identifying biomarkers that facilitate diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10202303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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How Molecular Discoveries Have Changed Liver Tumor Pathology: A Brief Review. 分子发现如何改变肝脏肿瘤病理学?简要回顾。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0099-RA
Negar Taheri, Rondell P Graham
{"title":"How Molecular Discoveries Have Changed Liver Tumor Pathology: A Brief Review.","authors":"Negar Taheri, Rondell P Graham","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0099-RA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0099-RA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Recent molecular discoveries have led to improved understanding of tumor biology and the development of new diagnostic assays.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To review primarily 3 examples of liver tumors and to briefly illustrate how recent molecular discoveries have altered clinical liver pathology practice.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>First, we will discuss fibrolamellar carcinoma, which will be the main focus of discussion, as an example for new diagnostic tests that have been developed as a result of molecular discoveries. Additional information on the role of molecular diagnostics in hepatocellular adenoma and hepatocellular carcinoma will be provided. Second, we will use the example of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma as an example of how new diagnostic tools, based on molecular discoveries, may support improved prognostication. Finally, we will use the example of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma as an example of a liver tumor where new molecular discoveries have identified tractable therapeutic targets and led to new effective therapies. This portion of the manuscript will also include a description of the anatomic and molecular differences between intrahepatic, hilar, and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Fueled by molecular discoveries, new and better diagnostic tests and therapeutic targets have improved clinical care in patients affected by liver tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10483878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Debating Deposits, Redux: Substantial Interobserver Agreement Exists in Distinguishing Tumor Deposits From Nodal Metastases in Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors. 沉积物之争再起波澜:在区分小肠神经内分泌肿瘤的肿瘤沉积物和结节转移方面,观察者之间的意见基本一致。
IF 3.7 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0169-OA
Raul S Gonzalez, Stefano La Rosa, Changqing Ma, Alexandros D Polydorides, Chanjuan Shi, Zhaohai Yang, Brian Cox, Dipti M Karamchandani
{"title":"Debating Deposits, Redux: Substantial Interobserver Agreement Exists in Distinguishing Tumor Deposits From Nodal Metastases in Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors.","authors":"Raul S Gonzalez, Stefano La Rosa, Changqing Ma, Alexandros D Polydorides, Chanjuan Shi, Zhaohai Yang, Brian Cox, Dipti M Karamchandani","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0169-OA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0169-OA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Recent data suggest mesenteric tumor deposits (MTDs) indicate poor prognosis in small bowel well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (SB-NETs), including compared to positive lymph nodes, making their distinction crucial.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To study interobserver agreement in distinguishing SB-NET MTDs from positive nodes.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Virtual slides from 36 locally metastatic SB-NET foci were shared among 7 gastrointestinal pathologists, who interpreted each as an MTD or a positive node. Observers ranked their 5 preferred choices among a supplied list of potentially useful histologic features, for both options. Diagnostic opinions were compared using Fleiss multirater and Cohen weighted κ analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Preferred criteria for MTD included irregular shape (n = 7, top choice for 5), perineural invasion/nerve entrapment (n = 7, top choice for 2), encased thick-walled vessels (n = 7), and prominent fibrosis (n = 6). Preferred criteria for positive nodes included peripheral lymphoid follicles (n = 6, top choice for 4), round shape (n = 7, top choice for 2), peripheral lymphocyte rim (n = 7, top choice for 1), subcapsular sinuses (n = 7), and a capsule (n = 6). Among 36 foci, 10 (28%) each were unanimously diagnosed as MTD or positive node. For 13 foci (36%), there was a diagnosis favored by most observers (5 or 6 of 7): positive node in 8, MTD in 5. Only 3 cases (8%) had a near-even (4:3) split. Overall agreement was substantial (κ = .64, P < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Substantial interobserver agreement exists for distinguishing SB-NET MTDs from lymph node metastases. Favored histologic criteria in making the distinction include irregular shape and nerve/vessel entrapment for MTD, and peripheral lymphocytes/lymphoid follicles and round shape for positive nodes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10483880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Anatomical Pathology Fellowship Program. 评估 COVID-19 大流行对 MD 安德森癌症中心解剖病理学研究员项目培训的影响。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0166-OA
Yiannis P Dimopoulos, DongHyang Kwon, Denái R Milton, Paula I Iaeger, Donna E Hansel, Victor G Prieto, Kareen E Chin, Phyu P Aung
{"title":"Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Anatomical Pathology Fellowship Program.","authors":"Yiannis P Dimopoulos, DongHyang Kwon, Denái R Milton, Paula I Iaeger, Donna E Hansel, Victor G Prieto, Kareen E Chin, Phyu P Aung","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0166-OA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0166-OA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>To provide high-quality, safe training during the COVID-19 pandemic, our anatomic pathology fellowship program implemented a hybrid virtual/in-person training model with supplemental digital material.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the impact of this model.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>We examined Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education survey results and board pass rates for fellows before the pandemic (group 1); during the pandemic peak (group 2); and early and late after the pandemic peak (groups 3 and 4). Additionally, we distributed an online survey, including questions related to performance as attending physicians and fellowship experience, to recent graduates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Information loss during handover, supervision and teaching by faculty, and having at least 4 free days a month exhibited the greatest score declines between group 1 and groups 2, 3, and 4 on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education surveys. No differences were seen in board passing rates between groups. The groups did not differ in responses regarding preparation for role as attending, confidence in role as attending, or overall impression of the fellowship program. The pandemic-affected groups responded more positively on the perceived utility of supplemental digital material, impact of digital pathology on quality of education, and impact of supplemental digital material on familiarity with digital pathology. The difference was particularly large between group 1 and combined groups 3 and 4.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the limitations noted, the hybrid training model was effective and successfully prepared fellows for their role as attending physicians. Similar studies can be informative for the implementation of similar programs or for the meaningful integration of digital pathology into training curricula.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10466148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Virtual Pathology Elective, Real Education: The PathElective.com Experience as a Model for Novel Pathology Pedagogy and a Primer for Curricular Evolution. 虚拟病理学选修课,真实教育:PathElective.com 的经验是新型病理学教学法的典范和课程改革的入门读物。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0259-OA
Cullen M Lilley, Christina A Arnold, Michael A Arnold, Adam L Booth, Jerad M Gardner, Xiaoyin Sara Jiang, Sanam Loghavi, Kamran M Mirza
{"title":"Virtual Pathology Elective, Real Education: The PathElective.com Experience as a Model for Novel Pathology Pedagogy and a Primer for Curricular Evolution.","authors":"Cullen M Lilley, Christina A Arnold, Michael A Arnold, Adam L Booth, Jerad M Gardner, Xiaoyin Sara Jiang, Sanam Loghavi, Kamran M Mirza","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2022-0259-OA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2022-0259-OA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>PathElective.com was created in response to the pandemic's restrictions on interactions with trainees, and since has been incorporated into many training programs worldwide, serving as a unique means of delivering high-quality pathology and laboratory medical education at multiple levels of training.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze student usage, performance, and satisfaction to provide insight into the effectiveness of virtual education to guide curricular evolution.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Squarespace (Squarespace, Inc) was used for website development and to collect website analytics. Students were assessed before and after course participation using a dual-form crossover quiz design. Quiz data were anonymous and analyzed with a paired t test to account for varying student backgrounds. A novel analysis was performed aimed at examining the attrition rate of students across multiple modules.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period (May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021), PathElective.com received 577 483 page views, 126 180 visits, 59 928 unique visitors, and 10 278 registered users who earned 15 305 certificates. A total of 7338 premodule and postmodule quiz pairs were analyzed. The overall average increase in score was 13.83% (P = .02). All but 5 of the 56 courses experienced a statistically significant increase in score. All courses received median scores of Very Satisfied/Satisfied in all 6 assessment domains. Aggregate attrition data revealed a unique, negative polynomial relationship (R2 = 0.656).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PathElective.com is a free, effective means of enhancing anatomic/clinical pathology training in medical education. These analyses offer a unique perspective on the online user experience and could guide the development of future online medical education resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10084978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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pT1 Subclassification Predicts Progression-Free Survival in En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumor Specimens. pT1 亚分类预测膀胱肿瘤标本整体切除术的无进展生存期
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0044-OA
Shun Sato, Takafumi Yanagisawa, Jun Miki, Yasushi Hayashida, Yohei Okada, Kosuke Iwatani, Akihiro Matsukawa, Takahiro Kimura, Shin Egawa, Masayuki Shimoda, Hiroyuki Takahashi
{"title":"pT1 Subclassification Predicts Progression-Free Survival in En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumor Specimens.","authors":"Shun Sato, Takafumi Yanagisawa, Jun Miki, Yasushi Hayashida, Yohei Okada, Kosuke Iwatani, Akihiro Matsukawa, Takahiro Kimura, Shin Egawa, Masayuki Shimoda, Hiroyuki Takahashi","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0044-OA","DOIUrl":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0044-OA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>The pathologic diagnosis of pT1 substage in conventional transurethral resection of bladder tumor specimens is inaccurate and has low interobserver reproducibility owing to fragmentation and cauterization of the specimens. En bloc resection of bladder tumor is a novel surgical procedure that improves diagnostic feasibility and accuracy in the pathologic diagnosis of bladder cancer, including depth and extent of invasion.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the prognostic value of multiple pT1 subclassification methods, using only en bloc resection specimens.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>We examined 106 patients with T1 bladder cancer who underwent en bloc resection. The pT1 substages were assigned by 3 different subclassification methods by using the muscularis mucosae or stalk of the papillary lesion as diagnostic landmarks or millimetric depth of invasion. Intergroup differences in progression-free survival and recurrence-free survival rates were analyzed. The prognostic values of clinicopathologic factors for progression/recurrence were analyzed by using multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The pT1 substage was evaluable in all cases. Tumors with invasion into/beyond the muscularis mucosae and those beyond the stalk of the papillary lesion were associated with worse progression-free survival (P = .002 and P = .01, respectively). Notably, no patient with invasion confined to the stalk had disease progression during the 23-month median follow-up period. Only the pT1 subclassification method using the muscularis mucosae was an independent prognosticator of progression in multivariate analysis (P = .03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Precise pathologic subclassification of invasion using en bloc resection specimens may enable accurate prognosis and assessment in patients with bladder cancer with suspicious shallow invasion.</p>","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10218821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Cancer Biomarkers Conference: Pathologists Leading the Molecular Testing Discussion. 癌症生物标志物会议:病理学家引领分子检测讨论。
IF 4.6 3区 医学
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0175-ED
Timothy Craig Allen
{"title":"The Cancer Biomarkers Conference: Pathologists Leading the Molecular Testing Discussion.","authors":"Timothy Craig Allen","doi":"10.5858/arpa.2023-0175-ED","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2023-0175-ED","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8305,"journal":{"name":"Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140658662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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