TY - JOUR
T1 - Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee/Immunohistochemistry: best practice recommendations for standardization of immunohistochemistry tests
AU - Torlakovic, Emina Emilia
AU - Riddell, Robert
AU - Banerjee, Diponkar
AU - El-Zimaity, Hala
AU - Pilavdzic, Dragana
AU - Dawe, Peter
AU - Magliocco, Anthony
AU - Barnes, Penny
AU - Berendt, Richard
AU - Cook, Donald
AU - Gilks, Blake
AU - Williams, Gaynor
AU - Perez-Ordonez, Bayardo
AU - Wehrli, Bret
AU - Swanson, Paul E
AU - Otis, Christopher N
AU - Nielsen, Søren
AU - Vyberg, Mogens
AU - Butany, Jagdish
AU - Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical assays are highly complex diagnostic analyses used to aid in the accurate identification and biologic characterization of tissue types in neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases. Immunohistochemical tests are applied mainly to the diagnosis of neoplasms. Some immunohistochemical tests provide information of important prognostic and predictive value in selected human neoplasms and, as such, are often critical for the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. This document provides recommendations and opinions of the Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee/Immunohistochemistry relevant to clinical immunohistochemical terminology, classification of immunohistochemical tests based on risk assessment, and quality control and quality assurance and summarizes matters to be considered for appropriate immunohistochemical/immunocytochemical test development, performance, and interpretation in diagnostic pathology and laboratory medicine.
AB - Immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical assays are highly complex diagnostic analyses used to aid in the accurate identification and biologic characterization of tissue types in neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases. Immunohistochemical tests are applied mainly to the diagnosis of neoplasms. Some immunohistochemical tests provide information of important prognostic and predictive value in selected human neoplasms and, as such, are often critical for the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. This document provides recommendations and opinions of the Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee/Immunohistochemistry relevant to clinical immunohistochemical terminology, classification of immunohistochemical tests based on risk assessment, and quality control and quality assurance and summarizes matters to be considered for appropriate immunohistochemical/immunocytochemical test development, performance, and interpretation in diagnostic pathology and laboratory medicine.
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Quality Control
KW - Reference Standards
KW - Research Design
KW - Tissue Array Analysis
KW - Tissue Fixation
KW - Validation Studies as Topic
U2 - 10.1309/AJCPDYZ1XMF4HJWK
DO - 10.1309/AJCPDYZ1XMF4HJWK
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0002-9173
VL - 133
SP - 354
EP - 365
JO - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
JF - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
ER -