title: [Sarcomas, example of a pathologist network organization].
abstract: Sarcomas are rare and heterogeneous with many subtypes explaining the high level of diagnostic difficulty with frequent important therapeutic consequences. In 2009, a national network of pathologists has been set up with the main objective to perform a systematic histological review of every new sarcoma, gastro-intestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and desmoid tumor. We describe the network organization and report the results of the first two years of activity. These results clearly show the interest of this organization for the patients as well as for all pathologists. Moreover, data and material collect allows a better knowledge of these tumors and an improvement of the rules for their diagnostic management.
authors.affiliation: Université Victor-Ségalen, institut Bergonié, département de pathologie, laboratoire d'anatomie pathologie et Inserm U916, 229, cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cédex, France.
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neuville
authors.affiliation: Université Victor-Ségalen, institut Bergonié, département de pathologie, laboratoire d'anatomie pathologie et Inserm U916, 229, cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cédex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coindre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: diagnosis; pathologists; sarcomas; systematic histological review