Protocol for the Examination of PNET/Ewing Sarcoma Specimens



Protocol for the Examination of PNET/Ewing Sarcoma Specimens






























































































































































































Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor: Biopsy


Surgical Pathology Cancer Case Summary (Checklist)


Procedure



____ Core needle biopsy



____ Incisional biopsy



_____ Excisional biopsy



____ Other (specify): _________________



_________________ Not specified


Tumor Site



Greatest dimension: __________ cm



*Additional dimensions: __________ x __________ cm



_____ Cannot be determined


*Extent of Osseous Tumors (select all that apply)



*____ Diaphysis



*____ Metaphysis



*____ Medullary cavity



*____ Tumor extension into soft tissue



*____ Other (specify): ____________



*__________________ Not specified



*____ Cannot be determined


*Extent of Primary Extraosseous Tumors (select all that apply)



*____ Dermal



*____ Subcutaneous/suprafascial



*____ Subfascial



*____ Intramuscular



*____ Intraabdominal/pelvic



*____ Retroperitoneal



*____ Other (specify): ___________



*___________________ Not specified



*____ Cannot be determined


Margins (for excisional biopsy only)



____ Cannot be assessed



____ Margins negative for tumor




Distance of tumor from closest bone margin: __________ cm




Distance of tumor from closest soft tissue margin: __________ cm



____ Margin(s) positive for sarcoma



Specify margin(s) _____________


*Lymph-Vascular Invasion



*____ Not identified



*____ Present



*____ Indeterminate


Pre-biopsy Treatment (select all that apply)



____ No therapy



____ Chemotherapy performed



____ Radiation therapy performed



____ Therapy performed, type not specified



____ Unknown


Necrosis Post Chemotherapy



____ Necrosis not identified



____ Necrosis present




*Specify extent of total specimen: %



_________ Cannot be determined



____ Not applicable


*Additional Pathologic Findings



*Specify: _______________


*Ancillary Studies



* Cytogenetics




*Specify: ________________




*______________ Not performed



* Molecular pathology




*Specify:




*_____ Not performed


* Data elements with asterisks are not required. However, these elements may be clinically important but are not yet validated or regularly used in patient management. Adapted with permission from College of American Pathologists, “Protocol for the Examination of Specimens from Patients with Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)/Ewing Sarcoma (ES). “ Web posting date October 2009, www.cap.org.



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