评WHO肿瘤分类新系列

New series of WHO classification of tumors

自 2 0 0 0年起 ,WHO肿瘤分类作了重大改变 ,分类的书名改为《肿瘤的病理学和遗传学》 ,新系列将每一类型肿瘤视为一个独立疾病 ,采用了一种新方式进行分类 ,即应用所有的信息 ,包括形态学、免疫表型、遗传学特点、临床表现和影像学技术来定义一种独立疾病。病理科医师、肿瘤科医师与遗传学家应熟悉WHO肿瘤分类新系列 ,该系列提供一个分类的国际标准 。

Since 2000,the new series WHO classification of tumors has been greatly changed. The name of the volumes altered from 《Histological Typing of Tumors》 to 《Pathology and Genetics of Tumors》.The series regards the type of tumor as a disease entity. A new approach to classification has been adopted. In this approach,all available information--morphology,immunophentype,genetic features, clinical features, and imaging features--is used to define a disease entity. Pathologist,oncologists and geneticists should be familiar to the new series WHO classification of tumors. The series provides an international standard. It will serve as an indispensable guide for the design of trials monitoring response to therpy and clinical outcome.