Revision of the Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis Classification Schema for Melanocytic Lesions: A Consensus Statement.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A standardized pathology classification system for melanocytic lesions is needed to aid both pathologists and clinicians in cataloging currently existing diverse terminologies and in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis (MPATH-Dx) has been developed for this purpose.

Objective

To revise the MPATH-Dx version 1.0 classification tool, using feedback from dermatopathologists participating in the National Institutes of Health-funded Reducing Errors in Melanocytic Interpretations (REMI) Study and from members of the International Melanoma Pathology Study Group (IMPSG).

Evidence review

Practicing dermatopathologists recruited from 40 US states participated in the 2-year REMI study and provid

SUBMITTER: Barnhill RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375511 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature