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Interobserver Agreement for Assessing Invasion in Stage 1A Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva with ≤1 mm stromal invasion is classified as stage 1A. Cancer staging systems state that the depth of invasion should be measured from the epithelial-stromal junction of the adjacent most superficial dermal papilla to the deepest point of the invasive tumor. Measurement of the depth of invasion guides patient management. Even though this measurement is critical, no studies have reported the …

Authors

Abdel-Mesih A; Daya D; Onuma K; Sur M; Tang S; Akhtar-Danesh N; Boutross-Tadross O; Ceballos KM; Chapman W; Colgan T

Journal

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp. 1336–1341

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

September 2013

DOI

10.1097/pas.0b013e31829f306a

ISSN

0147-5185