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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 30.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg Pathol. 2009 Dec;33(12):1752–1764. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181b8cf03

Table 3.

Comparison of comprehensive histologic assessment with Martini-Melamed criteria and molecular characterization.

Case Martini-Melamed Molecular consensus Comprehensive histologic review
frozen paraffin
1 multiple primary multiple primary different different
2 multiple primary multiple primary similar different
3 multiple primary multiple primary different different
4 multiple primary multiple primary similar different
5 (A vs. B) multiple primary multiple primary different different
5 (A vs. C)* multiple primary metastases different different
5 (B vs. C) multiple primary multiple primary different different
6 metastases metastases similar similar
7 multiple primary metastases similar similar
8 multiple primary multiple primary different different
9 multiple primary metastases similar similar
10 multiple primary multiple primary n/a different
11 multiple primary unknown different different
12 multiple primary multiple primary similar different
13 multiple primary metastases similar similar
14 multiple primary multiple primary different different
15 multiple primary multiple primary n/a different
16 multiple primary multiple primary different different
17 multiple primary multiple primary different different
18 multiple primary unknown different different
19* metastases multiple primary different similar
20 (A vs. B) multiple primary metastases similar similar
20 (B vs. C) metastases metastases similar similar
20 (A vs. C) multiple primary metastases similar similar
*

indicates discrepancies between the comprehensive histologic assessment and the molecular consensus.