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Defining morphologic features of invasion in pulmonary non-mucinous adenocarcinoma with lepidic growth - A proposal by the IASLC Pathology Committee.
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2022 December 9
BACKGROUND: Since the 8th edition of UICC/AJCC TNM classification system the primary tumor pT stage is determined based on presence and size of the invasive components. The aim of this study was to identify histological features in tumors with lepidic growth pattern that may be used to establish criteria for distinguishing invasive from non-invasive areas.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A Delphi approach was used with two rounds of blinded anonymized analysis of resected non-mucinous lung adenocarcinoma cases with presumed invasive and non-invasive components, followed by one round of reviewer de-anonymized and unblinded review of cases with known outcomes. A digital pathology platform was used for measuring total tumor size and invasive tumor size.
RESULTS: The mean coefficient of variation for measuring total tumor size and tumor invasive size was 6.9% (range 1.7-22.3%) and 54% (range 14.7-155%), respectively, with substantial variations in interpretation of the size and location of invasion among pathologists. Following the presentation of the results and further discussion among members at large of the IASLC Pathology Committee, extensive epithelial proliferation (EEP) in areas of collapsed lepidic growth pattern is recognized as a feature likely to be associated with invasive growth. EEP is characterized by multilayered luminal epithelial cell growth, usually with high grade cytological features in several alveolar spaces.
CONCLUSION: Collapsed alveoli and transition zones with EEP were identified by the Delphi process as morphologic features that were a source of interobserver variability. Definition criteria for collapse and EEP are proposed to improve reproducibility of invasion measurement.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A Delphi approach was used with two rounds of blinded anonymized analysis of resected non-mucinous lung adenocarcinoma cases with presumed invasive and non-invasive components, followed by one round of reviewer de-anonymized and unblinded review of cases with known outcomes. A digital pathology platform was used for measuring total tumor size and invasive tumor size.
RESULTS: The mean coefficient of variation for measuring total tumor size and tumor invasive size was 6.9% (range 1.7-22.3%) and 54% (range 14.7-155%), respectively, with substantial variations in interpretation of the size and location of invasion among pathologists. Following the presentation of the results and further discussion among members at large of the IASLC Pathology Committee, extensive epithelial proliferation (EEP) in areas of collapsed lepidic growth pattern is recognized as a feature likely to be associated with invasive growth. EEP is characterized by multilayered luminal epithelial cell growth, usually with high grade cytological features in several alveolar spaces.
CONCLUSION: Collapsed alveoli and transition zones with EEP were identified by the Delphi process as morphologic features that were a source of interobserver variability. Definition criteria for collapse and EEP are proposed to improve reproducibility of invasion measurement.
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