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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus – Abdominoperineal Excision Specimen

Scope

This dataset is currently intended only for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anus. It has been developed for the pathological reporting of abdominoperineal excision (APE) specimens only; there is a separate ICCR dataset for local excision specimens. Diagnostic biopsy specimens are exempt from ICCR reporting requirements.

Further details on the scope of this dataset are outlined within the reporting guide.

Publication History

This dataset was developed with the kind support of the Anal Cancer Foundation.

1st edition – August 2026

  • To reference this dataset please use the following citation: Wong NACS, Darragh T, Lam A, Langer R, Messenger DE, Sekine S, Strawson-Smith T, Voltaggio L, Sheahan K, Nagtegaal ID (2026). Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus – Abdominoperineal Excision Specimen Histopathology Reporting Guide. 1st edition. International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting; Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978-1-922324-81-8.

Expert Committee

The 1st edition of the dataset for Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus – abdominoperineal excision specimen was developed by the following international team:

  • Chair – Newton Wong, UK
  • Series Champion – Iris Nagtegaal, The Netherlands
  • ICCR representative – Kieran Sheahan, Ireland

Domain experts

  • Teresa Darragh, USA
  • Alfred Lam, Australia
  • Rupert Langer, Austria
  • David Messenger, UK
  • Shigeki Sekine, Japan
  • Thomas Strawson-Smith, UK
  • Lysandra Voltaggio, USA
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