Pathology Reporting of Esophagus Endoscopic Resections: Recommendations from the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting

Abstract

Endoscopic resection (ER) of the esophageal lesion is the standard of care as first line therapy for pre-invasive (dysplasia) and superficial esophageal carcinomas. Pathological examination of the ER specimen is important as it provides data which informs the likelihood of recurrence and prognosis of patients.1 There is no internationally accepted standardized dataset for reporting pathological parameters of early esophageal neoplasia and taking account of both squamous neoplasia and Barrett-associated neoplasia. Following the 5th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of the Digestive System, the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR) developed a dataset that is summarized in this manuscript.