title: [2001 Standards, Options and Recommendations: practice guidelines for difficult diagnoses in surgical pathology or cytopathology in cancer patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Standards, Options and Recommendations (SOR) project, which started in 1993, is a collaboration between the Federation of French Cancer Centers (FNCLCC), the 20 French Regional Cancer Centers, and specialists from French public universities, general hospitals and private clinics. The main objective is the development of clinical practice guidelines to improve the quality of health care and the outcome of cancer patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To elaborate practice guidelines for difficult diagnoses in surgical pathology or cytopathology in cancer patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methodology is based on a literature review and critical appraisal by a multidisciplinary group of experts who define the CPGs according to the definitions of the Standards, Options and Recommendations project. Once the guidelines has been defined, the document is submitted for review by independent reviewers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main recommendations to prevent and reduce the number of difficult diagnoses in surgical pathology or cytopathology are: The main recommendations to detect lesions associated with difficult diagnosis in surgical pathology or cytopathology are: The main recommendations to solve difficult diagnosis in surgical pathology or cytopathology are:
authors.affiliation: Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coindre
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Blanc-Vincent
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mac Grogan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balaton
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Voigt
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010336:Pathology / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care