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September 20, 2023

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A

Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the cervix

Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the lung

Adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum

Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

Adenocarcinoma of the prostate

ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma

ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN)

ASC-H on a Pap smear of the cervix

ASC-US on a Pap smear of the cervix

Astrocytoma, IDH-mutant, CNS WHO grade 2

Astrocytoma, IDH-mutant, CNS WHO grade 3

Astrocytoma, IDH-mutant, CNS WHO grade 4

Atypical carcinoid tumour of the lung

Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) of the breast

Atypical endometrial hyperplasia

Atypical glandular cells, favor neoplastic

Atypical glandular cells, not otherwise specified

Atypical lipomatous tumour (ALT)

Atypical lobular hyperplasia of the breast

B

Basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Basosquamous carcinoma of the skin

Benign follicular nodule of the thyroid gland

Benign phyllodes tumour of the breast

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Biphasic salivary gland neoplasm

Borderline phyllodes tumour of the breast

C

Carcinoid tumourlet of the lung

Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma

Cellular leiomyoma of the uterus

Central atypical cartilaginous tumour

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)

Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

Chronic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis

Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Columnar cell change (CCC) of the breast

Columnar cell hyperplasia (CCH) of the breast

Complex sclerosing lesion of the breast

D

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)

Diabetic nephropathy (diabetic glomerulosclerosis)

Differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (dVIN)

Diffuse papillary hyperplasia of the thyroid gland

Disordered proliferative endometrium

Ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast

E

EBV-positive diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Embryonal carcinoma of the male testis

Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

Encapsulated angioinvasive Hurthle cell carcinoma

Encapsulated angioinvasive oncocytic carcinoma

Endometrial clear cell carcinoma

Endometrial endometrioid carcinoma

Endometrial hyperplasia without atypia

Endometrioid borderline tumour of the ovary

Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary

Endometrioid intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN)

Enlarged and hypercellular parathyroid gland

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma

Extramammary Paget disease of the vulva

Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue

F

Fibrocystic change of the breast

Flat epithelial atypia of the breast

Follicular adenoma of the thyroid gland

Follicular neoplasm of the thyroid gland

Foveolar type adenoma of the stomach

G

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)

Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath

Granulosa cell tumour, adult type

H

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

High grade dysplasia of the larynx

High grade papillary urothelial carcinoma

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN)

High grade serous carcinoma of the ovary and fallopian tube

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) of the anal canal

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) of the cervix

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) of the vagina

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) of the vulva

HPV-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

HPV-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the penis

Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC)

Hyperplastic polyp of the colon and rectum

Hyperplastic polyp of the stomach

I

Immature teratoma of the ovary

Infiltrating basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Infiltrative follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT)

Inflammatory polyp of the colon and rectum

Inflammatory polyp of the stomach

Intestinal type adenoma of the stomach

Intestinal type sinonasal adenocarcinoma

Intracholecystic papillary neoplasm

Intraductal papilloma of the breast

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Intramucosal adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

Invasive adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum

Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Invasive ductal carcinoma with apocrine features of the breast

Invasive encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma

Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast

Invasive mucinous carcinoma of the breast

J

K

Keratinizing squamous dysplasia of the larynx

Keratinizing squamous dysplasia of the oral cavity

L

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) of the breast

Low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN)

Low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma

Low grade serous carcinoma of the ovary

Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion of the anus and anal canal

Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion of the cervix

Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion of the vagina

Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion of the vulva

M

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST)

Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary

Medullary carcinoma of the colon

Micronodular basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) of the lung

Minimally invasive encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma

Minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

Minimally invasive Hurthle cell carcinoma

Minimally invasive oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid gland

Mitotically active cellular fibroma of the ovary

Mitotically active leiomyoma of the uterus

Mixed germ-cell tumour of the male testis

Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum

Mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary

Mucinous carcinoma of the ovary

Mucinous cystadenofibroma of the ovary

Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary

Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)

Myoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary glands

Myoepithelioma of the salivary glands

N

Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM) of the cervix

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon and rectum

Nodular basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Nodular follicular disease of the thyroid gland

Non-HPV squamous cell carcinoma of the penis

Non-intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma

Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP)

Non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

O

Oncocytic adenoma of the thyroid gland

Oncocytoma of the head and neck

P

Papillary lesion of the breast

Papillary renal cell carcinoma

Papillary urothelial carcinoma

Penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN)

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa)

Phyllodes tumour of the breast

Pigmented basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon and rectum

Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Postoperative spindle cell nodule

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)

Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) of the breast

Pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferation

R

S

Sclerosing adenosis of the breast

Sclerosing basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Secretory carcinoma of the breast

Secretory carcinoma of the salivary glands

Serous borderline tumour of the ovary

Serous cystadenoma of the ovary

Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) of the fallopian tube

Sessile serrated adenoma of the colon and rectum

Sessile serrated lesion of the colon and rectum

Sessile serrated polyp of the colon and rectum

Sex cord-stromal tumour of the ovary

Sinonasal keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (KSCC)

Sinonasal non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (NKSCC)

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC)

SMARCB1-deficient sinonasal carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma of the lung

Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)

Spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx

Squamous cell carcinoma in situ

Squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the larynx

Squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the oral cavity

Squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the skin

Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal

Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina

Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

Squamous dysplasia of the larynx

Squamous dysplasia of the oral cavity

Superficial basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Suspicious for follicular neoplasm of the thyroid gland

T

TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma

Traditional serrated adenoma of the colon and rectum

Tubular adenoma of the colon and rectum

Tubulovillous adenoma of the colon and rectum

Typical carcinoid tumour of the lung

U

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Usual ductal hyperplasia of the breast

V

Villous adenoma of the colon and rectum

Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN)

W

Well differentiated liposarcoma

Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of the appendix

Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of the colon and rectum

Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas

Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of the stomach

Widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

Widely invasive Hurthle cell carcinoma

Widely invasive oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid gland

X

Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma

Y

Yolk-sac tumour of the male testis

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