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. 2020 Jan 15;6(4):226–237. doi: 10.1159/000504984

Table 3.

Ocular oncologists and oculoplastic surgeons screening recommendations for MTS

Ocular oncologists, n (%) Oculoplastic surgeons, n (%)
What prompts evaluation for MTS?
 Do not evaluate 5/31 (16) 5/16 (32)
 All sebaceous neoplasms 6/31 (19) 7/16 (44)
 Amsterdam II criteria 3/31 (10) 0/16 (0)
 Revised Bethesda guidelines 1/31 (3) 1/16 (6)
 Visceral neoplasm 17/31 (55) 3/16 (19)
 Well-differentiated sebaceous neoplasms 6/31 (19) 2/16 (13)
 Sebaceous neoplasm with abnormal IHC/MSI 5/31 (16) 3/16 (19)
 Pathologist recommendation 13/31 (42) 4/16 (25)
 Young age 4/31 (13) 1/16 (6)
How do you evaluate for MTS?
 Non-ocular oncologists 18/31 (58) 8/14 (57)
 Geneticist 9/31 (29) 1/14 (7)
 Gastroenterologist 8/31 (26) 4/14 (29)
 PET/CT 8/31 (26) 0/14 (0)
 Pathologist 11/31 (35) 4/14 (29)
 Other 2/31 (6) 3/14 (21)
How do you use IHC?
 Pathologist's discretion 15/31 (48) 8/16 (50)
 All sebaceous neoplasms 5/31 (16) 4/16 (25)
 Well-differentiated sebaceous neoplasms 7/31 (23) 1/16 (6)
 Personal/family history concerning for MTS 9/31 (29) 3/16 (19)
 Other 4/31 (13) 1/16 (6)
How do you use MSI?
 Pathologist's discretion 18/31 (58) 11/16 (69)
 All sebaceous neoplasms 2/31 (6) 2/16 (13)
 Well-differentiated sebaceous neoplasms 5/31 (16) 0/16 (0)
 Abnormal IHC 4/31 (13) 0/16 (0)
 Personal/family history concerning for MTS 6/31 (19) 0/16 (0)
 Geneticist's recommendation 4/31 (13) 1/16 (6)
 Other 4/31 (13) 2/16 (13)
How do you use gene mutation studies?
 Pathologist's discretion 19/31 (61) 12/16 (75)
 All sebaceous neoplasms 1/31 (3) 1/16 (6)
 Well-differentiated sebaceous neoplasms 3/31 (10) 0/16 (0)
 Abnormal IHC/MSI 6/31 (19) 0/16 (0)
 Personal/family history concerning for MTS 5/31 (16) 0/16 (0)
 Geneticist's recommendation 6/31 (19) 1/16 (6)
 Other 4/31 (13) 2/16 (13)

MTS, Muir-Torre syndrome; IHC, immunohistochemistry; MSI, microsatellite instability.