title: An audit of histopathology reports of carcinoma endometrium: experience from a tertiary referral center.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim was to assess compliance to reporting minimum data sets in carcinoma endometrium reports, in a team of 13 pathologists, and also to analyze parameters such as. tumor size, type, grade, depth of myometrial invasion, lymph node yield, pTNM stage etc.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reports of 114 cases of carcinoma endometrium, that were operated in-house during the years 2008 to 2010 were analyzed from the files of the Pathology department of our hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median age was 58.04 years and median tumor size was 4 cm. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma was the most common type (82.5%), followed by malignant mixed Mullerian tumor (MMMT) (6.1%) and Serous carcinoma (3.5%). Grade 2 was the commonest tumor grade (42.1%). Less than half of myometrial invasion was seen in 50% of the cases and more than half of the myometrial invasion was seen in 46.5% of cases. (Information was not available in four cases). Parametrial involvement was seen in 5.3% cases. The pTNM stage was not mentioned in 71.9% reports. The median lymph node yield was 15.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The compliance to adhere to and to provide minimum data information in carcinoma endometrium reports is generally good. Lymph node yield is reasonable. Mentioning of pTNM staging is to be done more meticulously. Use of proformas/checklists is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Deodhar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rekhi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ganesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000473:pathology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers