The
Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology Standardization (The LAST Project) Consensus Conference will be held March 13-14, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, in San Francisco, California. The Consensus Conference is co-sponsored by the College of American Pathologists Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center and the ASCCP.
The primary goals of the conference are:
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Standardize terminology used for reporting histopathology diagnoses of HPV-related mucocutaneous squamous lesions of the lower genital tract, including intraepithelial lesions and minimally invasive cancers but excluding non-HPV related dermatologic and vulvar lesions.
- Harmonize terminology across the various lower anogenital tract sites with current evidence-based knowledge regarding the biology of HPV-related squamous lesions and their clinical management
- Harmonize the terminology for histopathology with the Bethesda System for reporting gynecologic and anal cytology (if applicable).
- Assess the use of new technologies to validate proposed terminology standards, and provide guidelines for appropriate use.
Since March 2011, five Work Groups focused on specific Key Questions have reviewed the literature and developed the draft documents presented on this website. This site will be open for public comments from Monday, January 23, 2012 and extended through Friday, February 17, 2012. Following this period, the drafts and feedback received will be reviewed by the Work Groups and then finalized for presentation at the conference.
Following the conference, a writing group from the two organizations will prepare and submit the final approved recommendations for publication in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease.
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