Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee/Immunohistochemistry: best practice recommendations for standardization of immunohistochemistry tests.
Immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical assays are highly complex diagnostic analyses used to aid in the accurate identification and biologic characterization of tissue types in neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases. Immunohistochemical tests are applied mainly to the diagnosis of neoplasms. Some immunohistochemical tests provide information of important prognostic and predictive value in selected human neoplasms and, as such, are often critical for the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. This document provides recommendations and opinions of the Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee/Immunohistochemistry relevant to clinical immunohistochemical terminology, classification of immunohistochemical tests based on risk assessment, and quality control and quality assurance and summarizes matters to be considered for appropriate immunohistochemical/immunocytochemical test development, performance, and interpretation in diagnostic pathology and laboratory medicine.
Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Emina Emilia
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Torlakovic
Robert
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Riddell
Diponkar
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Banerjee
Hala
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El-Zimaity
Dragana
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Pilavdzic
Peter
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Dawe
Anthony
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Magliocco
Penny
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Barnes
Richard
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Berendt
Donald
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Cook
Blake
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Gilks
Gaynor
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Williams
Bayardo
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Perez-Ordonez
Bret
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Wehrli
Paul E
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Swanson
Christopher N
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Otis
Søren
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Nielsen
Mogens
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Vyberg
Jagdish
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Butany
D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D046888:Tissue Array Analysis / Q000592:standards; D016707:Tissue Fixation / Q000592:standards; D054928:Validation Studies as Topic