Table 2.

Parameter-specific completeness of the breast cancer pathology report

Article	Appleton [23]		Austin [19]		Mathersa [40]		McEvoy [41]
Level SR	Level 3		Level 3		Level 3		Level 3
Origin Guideline	NHSBSP		ACN		RCP		NHMRC
Reporting format	NR	SR	NR	SR	NR	SR	NR	SR2	SR
Number of reports	30	10	95	307	50	50	385	584	680
Individual parameters (%)
Lesion size	63.3	100*	98.9	100	80	88
Tumour type	93.3	100	97.9	100	100	98	100	100	100
Histological grade	70	100*	86.3	100*	96	100	50.1	86.1	97.5*
Lymph node status	100	100	100	99.6	100	100	100	100	100
Resection margins	80	100	89.5	96.1*					93.2
Lymphovascular invasion	70	100	89.5	99.7*	98	98	31.2	66.8	96.9*
CIS in specimen	80	100*	95.8	98.1	84	100*	100	95.7	99.7
DCIS size	23.67	100*	43.9	65.9
Type of specimen	46.67	100*	100	100
Location, side	43.33	100*	100	100
Location, quadrant	76.67	100*	30.5	46.6*
Multiple tumour foci			22.1	74.3*			98.2	97.4	100
Calcification			36.8	91.9*	82	100
ER status			94.5	94.1	90	100	83.9	67.6	98.7*
PR status			93.4	88.5	90	98	83.6	67.3	71.8*

NHSBSP National Health Service Breast Screening Programme, ACN Australian Cancer Networ, RCP Royal College of Pathologists, NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council, NR narrative report, SR synoptic report; SR2 approximately 50 % reported synoptically, ER oestrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor

*Significant improvement in completeness according to the article

^aMastectomy and biopsy merged together