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. 2014 Sep 10;24(5):429–435. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12171

Table 3.

Diagnosis example: atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor

A B
Integrated diagnosis Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, WHO grade IV Embryonal tumor with rhabdoid features, WHO grade IV
Histological classification Embryonal tumor with rhabdoid features Embryonal tumor with rhabdoid features
WHO grade IV IV
Molecular information INI1 loss of protein expression/mutation or BRG1 loss of protein expression/mutation INI1 and BRG1 protein expression retained/not mutated or molecular/immunohistochemical testing not performed

In this example, using the layered diagnosis format, the integrated diagnosis of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is only possible in the setting of either INI1 or BRG1 loss of protein expression or mutation (column A); without these findings, only a descriptive diagnosis is possible (column B). (Note that this is an example only and that the eventual definition will result from the WHO classification updating process.)