Rutgers JK,Roma AA,Park KJ,Zaino RJ,Johnson A,Alvarado I,Daya D,Rasty G,Longacre TA,Ronnett BM,Silva EG
Abstract
Previously, our international team proposed a three-tiered pattern classification (Pattern Classification) system for endocervical adenocarcinoma of the usual type that correlates with nodal disease and recurrence. Pattern Classification-A tumors have well-demarcated glands lacking destructive stromal invasion or lymphovascular invasion, Pattern Classification-B tumors show localized, limited destructive invasion arising from A-type glands, and Pattern Classification-C tumors have diffuse destructive stromal invasion, significant (filling a 4 × field) confluence, or solid architecture. Twenty-four cases of Pattern Classification-A, 22 Pattern Classification-B, and 38 Pattern Classification-C from the tumor set used in the original description were chosen using the reference diagnosis originally established. One H&E slide per case was reviewed by seven gynecologic pathologists, four from the original study. Kappa statistics were prepared, and cases with discrepancies reviewed. We found a majority agreement with reference diagnosis in 81% of cases, with complete or near-complete (six of seven) agreement in 50%. Overall concordance was 74%. Overall kappa (agreement among pathologists) was 0.488 (moderate agreement). Pattern Classification-B has lowest kappa, and agreement was not improved by combining B+C. Six of seven reviewers had substantial agreement by weighted kappas (>0.6), with one reviewer accounting for the majority of cases under or overcalled by two tiers. Confluence filling a 4 × field, labyrinthine glands, or solid architecture accounted for undercalling other reference diagnosis-C cases. Missing a few individually infiltrative cells was the most common cause of undercalling reference diagnosis-B. Small foci of inflamed, loose or desmoplastic stroma lacking infiltrative tumor cells in reference diagnosis-A appeared to account for those cases up-graded to Pattern Classification-B. In summary, an overall concordance of 74% indicates that the criteria can be reproducibly applied by gynecologic pathologists. Further refinement of criteria should allow use of this powerful classification system to delineate which cervical adenocarcinomas can be safely treated conservatively.
摘要
先前,我们的国际团队提出了一个与淋巴结转移与肿瘤复发有关、适用于普通型宫颈腺癌的构型三分类(构型分类)系统。构型分类为A型的肿瘤腺体境界清楚,无破坏性间质浸润或淋巴血管侵犯,B型肿瘤为A型基础上进一步发展为局部间质的小灶性浸润,而C型则有间质内弥漫浸润,形成显著的(充满一个4X视野)腺体融合或实性结构。
我们选取原始研究中采用过的24例A型、22例B型和38例C型病例,应用先前建立的参考诊断标准进行回顾研究。每个病例选取一张HE切片,分别由七位妇科病理专家进行读片,其中四位曾参与先前的研究。我们做了Kappa系数统计,对诊断不一致的病例进行了复审。我们发现81%的病例与诊断参考标准高度一致,50%病例完全或接近完全一致(6/7人)。整体一致性为74%。整体Kappa系数(所有病理学家均一致)为0.488(中度一致)。B型 kappa值最低;B 型和 C型合并统计,一致性没有提高。加权kappa值(> 0.6)显示七名病理学家中有六人具有高度一致性,剩下的一位则是在两个类型之间低诊断或过诊断的主要责任人。其它参考标准应为C型而低诊断的病例,主要是没有把握融合腺体充满一个4×视野、具有复杂腺体或实性结构的特征。导致B型病例低诊断的原因主要是忽略了单个肿瘤细胞的浸润。微小的炎性反应灶、疏松的或有促纤维组织增生反应但缺乏肿瘤细胞浸润的间质,是导致A型病例过诊断为B型的主要原因。
总体来看,74%的整体一致性表明该标准在妇科病理学家的应用中具有可重复性。这个有效的分类系统可用于进一步细化分类标准,来划定对哪一类宫颈腺癌进行保守治疗是安全的。
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