Basal Cell Carcinoma Pathology Requests and Reports Are Lacking Important Information
Joint Authors
Eloqayli, Haytham
Al-Tarawneh, A. H.
Alshiyab, Diala M.
Al-qarqaz, Firas A.
Muhaidat, Jihan M.
Bodoor, Khaldon
Al Gargaz, Wisam
Alqudah, Mohammad
Almomani, Rowida
Marji, Maha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer affecting humans.
Luckily it has negligible risk for metastasis; however it can be locally destructive to surrounding tissue.
The diagnosis of this tumor relies on clinical and dermoscopic features; however confirmation requires biopsy and histologic examination.
Based on clinical and pathologic findings, BCC is classified as low or high risk subtype.
The clinician requesting pathology examination for BCC should provide the pathologist with detailed information including patient details, relevant clinical and medical history, site and type of the biopsy, and whether this is a primary or recurrent lesion.
The pathologist on the other hand should write an adequate report containing a minimum of core set of parameters including type of BCC, depth of invasion, presence of lymphovascular or perineural invasion, and the excision margins.
Objectives.
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether requests by clinicians and pathology reports of BCC are adequate.
Methods.
This is a retrospective analysis done at the dermatology department, faculty of medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Reports for the period from January 2003 to December 2017 were retrieved and analyzed for data completeness.
Results.
Most clinical request forms of BCC provided by clinicians are inadequate and lack important relevant information especially in regard to lesion history, patient medical history, and whether BCC is a primary or a recurrent one.
Pathology reports for BCC cases also have significant deficiency especially in describing the histologic subtype, depth of invasion, and presence of lymphovascular and perineural invasion.
However, the tumor excision margins are adequately described in almost all reports.
Conclusions.
The study shows that clinicians do not provide adequate clinical information when submitting a request for histopathologic examination of BCC.
Similarly, pathologists write incomplete reports that lack important pathologic features.
Having pre-set forms (electronic proforma) can help overcome missing information.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al-qarqaz, Firas A.& Bodoor, Khaldon& Al-Tarawneh, A. H.& Eloqayli, Haytham& Al Gargaz, Wisam& Alshiyab, Diala M.…[et al.]. 2019. Basal Cell Carcinoma Pathology Requests and Reports Are Lacking Important Information. Journal of Skin Cancer،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191931
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al-qarqaz, Firas A.…[et al.]. Basal Cell Carcinoma Pathology Requests and Reports Are Lacking Important Information. Journal of Skin Cancer No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191931
American Medical Association (AMA)
Al-qarqaz, Firas A.& Bodoor, Khaldon& Al-Tarawneh, A. H.& Eloqayli, Haytham& Al Gargaz, Wisam& Alshiyab, Diala M.…[et al.]. Basal Cell Carcinoma Pathology Requests and Reports Are Lacking Important Information. Journal of Skin Cancer. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191931
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1191931