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Results of a worldwide survey on the currently used histopathological diagnostic criteria for invasive lobular breast cancer




TekijätDe Schepper Maxim, Vincent-Salomon Anne, Christgen Matthias, Van Baelen Karen, Richard François, Tsuda Hitoshi, Kurozumi Sasagu, Brito Maria Jose, Cserni Gabor, Schnitt Stuart, Larsimont Denis, Kulka Janina, Fernandez Pedro Luis, Rodriguez-Martinez Paula, Olivar Ana Aula, Melendez Cristina, Van Bockstal Mieke, Kovacs Aniko, Varga Zsuzsanna, Wesseling Jelle, Bhargava Rohit, Boström Pia, Franchet Camille, Zambuko Blessing, Matute Gustavo, Mueller Sophie, Berghian Anca, Rakha Emad, Van Diest Paul J, Oesterreich Steffi, Derksen Patrick WB, Floris Giuseppe, Desmedt Christine

KustantajaSPRINGERNATURE

Julkaisuvuosi2022

Lehti: Modern Pathology

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiMODERN PATHOLOGY

Lehden akronyymiMODERN PATHOL

Sivujen määrä9

ISSN0893-3952

eISSN1530-0285

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-022-01135-2

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Verkko-osoitehttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41379-022-01135-2

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176277037

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Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) represents the second most common subtype of breast cancer (BC), accounting for up to 15% of all invasive BC. Loss of cell adhesion due to functional inactivation of E-cadherin is the hallmark of ILC. Although the current world health organization (WHO) classification for diagnosing ILC requires the recognition of the dispersed or linear non-cohesive growth pattern, it is not mandatory to demonstrate E-cadherin loss by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Recent results of central pathology review of two large randomized clinical trials have demonstrated relative overdiagnosis of ILC, as only similar to 60% of the locally diagnosed ILCs were confirmed by central pathology. To understand the possible underlying reasons of this discrepancy, we undertook a worldwide survey on the current practice of diagnosing BC as ILC. A survey was drafted by a panel of pathologists and researchers from the European lobular breast cancer consortium (ELBCC) using the online tool SurveyMonkey (R). Various parameters such as indications for IHC staining, IHC clones, and IHC staining procedures were questioned. Finally, systematic reporting of non-classical ILC variants were also interrogated. This survey was sent out to pathologists worldwide and circulated from December 14, 2020 until July, 1 2021. The results demonstrate that approximately half of the institutions use E-cadherin expression loss by IHC as an ancillary test to diagnose ILC and that there is a great variability in immunostaining protocols. This might cause different staining results and discordant interpretations. As ILC-specific therapeutic and diagnostic avenues are currently explored in the context of clinical trials, it is of importance to improve standardization of histopathologic diagnosis of ILC diagnosis.

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