Annex to Quirke et al. Quality assurance in pathology in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis: annotations of colorectal lesions.
Multidisciplinary, evidence-based European Guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis have recently been developed by experts in a pan-European project coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The full guideline document includes a chapter on pathology with pan-European recommendations which take into account the diversity and heterogeneity of health care systems across the EU. The present paper is based on the annex to the pathology chapter which attempts to describe in greater depth some of the issues raised in the chapter in greater depth, particularly details of special interest to pathologists. It is presented here to make the relevant discussion known to a wider scientific audience.
Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Bayreuth, Preuschwitzerstr. 101, 95445 Bayreuth, Germany. vieth.lkpathol@uni-bayreuth.de
Michael
M
Vieth
Phil
P
Quirke
René
R
Lambert
Lawrence
L
von Karsa
Mauro
M
Risio
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*