PUB056 Smoking History Affects the Production of Tumor Antigen Specific Antibodies NY-ESO-1 in Patients with Lung Cancer

Abstract

1). The quality of pathology reports was assessed, with tumor size, diagnosis, and invasion mentioned in 80% of cases, while resection status and staging were assessed in 52% and 31% of cases, respectively. The initial diagnosis was consistent with that of the review in 60% of cases. Minor discrepancies-regarding thymoma subtype-were observed in 20% of cases. Three patients had normal thymus according to the reference center, whereas thymoma B1 or B2 had been diagnosed locally, including one patient with severe myasthenia gravis. Three patients had implications for treatment due to the major differences in pathohistological diagnoses. Conclusion: Implementing structured pathology reports may help to decrease discrepancies in the diagnosis of thymic malignancies. The development of expert networks is an opportunity in this setting.