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Interobserver Variability Desmoplasia

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Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Metastasis
Pathology
Recurrence

Treatments

Other: Assessment by dermatopathologists

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06020612
2023-3752

Details and patient eligibility

About

According to the most recent guideline of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), desmoplasia is considered to be a very high risk factor for recurrence, metastasis and death in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). The presence of desmoplasia is assessed by dermatopathologists during histological examination of cSCCs. However, the inter-observer agreement is between dermatopathologists in the assessment of desmoplasia is unclear. Studies on inter-observer variability in the assessment of differentiation grade in cSCCs showed that there is only a weak to moderate agreement among dermatopathologists in the assessment of differentiation grade (2-4). This study aims to investigate the interobserver agreement of desmoplasia between dermatopathologists. In this prospective study, 50 cSCCs will be assessed for desmoplasia by at least eight dermatopathologists using a predefined definition.

Enrollment

50 patients

Sex

All

Ages

16+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Histological coupes of patients with a cSCC between 2010 and 2018 (both cSCC with and without desmoplasia are included)
  • Treated at the Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+)in Maastricht for their cSCC
  • Of which the histology is available in the MUMC+

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Trial design

50 participants in 2 patient groups

Presence of desmoplasia
Description:
Tumors with presence of desmoplasia according to the predefined definition.
Treatment:
Other: Assessment by dermatopathologists
Absence of desmoplasia
Description:
Tumors in absence of desmoplasia according to the predefined definition.
Treatment:
Other: Assessment by dermatopathologists

Trial contacts and locations

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