International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting; Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978-1-922324-48-1.
The dataset has been developed for the reporting of resection and biopsy specimens of mucosal melanoma arising in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx. All other malignancies are dealt with in separate ICCR datasets, specifically cutaneous melanoma is separately reported.
Direct extension of a cutaneous primary into a mucosal site should be excluded and would not be reported in this dataset. Metastatic melanoma to a head and neck mucosal site is also excluded. If there are overlapping sites, clinical centring of the tumour should determine the dataset to be completed. If a primary tumour extends to involve the contralateral side, the tumour is still considered a unifocal tumour, but involving multiple, contiguous sites. It should be noted that for limited biopsies the pathologist may not be able to complete all of the elements in the ICCR dataset.
Neck lymph node dissections and excisions are dealt with in a separate dataset, and this dataset should be used in conjunction, where applicable.
This dataset is intended for use for primary cancer resections. For resections of recurrent disease, the reporting guide may be used pragmatically although some data elements may be not applicable nor assessable.
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