Assessing the completeness and correctness of the registration of malignant mesothelioma in Belgium

Lung Cancer : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Michael RosskampLiesbet Van Eycken

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare and aggressive cancer mostly caused by asbestos exposure, and for which the diagnosis is difficult. This study aimed to assess the completeness and correctness of MM registration using 3 independent national databases: the Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR), the population-based mortality statistics (certificates of death, COD), and the Belgian Mesothelioma Registry (BMR). The study cohort included all MM reported to the BCR and diagnosed between 2004 and 2012 (n = 2292), all patients reviewed by the pathology commission of the BMR (2004-2012; n = 2019), and COD data for all Belgian citizens (2004-2013). Available data were compared in terms of registered cases, histological diagnosis, performed immunohistochemical (IHC) tests, and IHC test results. Comparison of BCR with BMR registrations showed 94.8% concordant cases. The proportion of MM diagnoses originally reported to BCR with unspecified MM morphology was reduced from 25.8% to less than 1%. from IHC tests were available for 95.3% of concordant MM cases. Different IHC patterns could be distinguished by MM histology. MM cases registered at BCR for which COD mentioned an MM as underlying cause of death represented 76.4% of deceased cases. MM ...Continue Reading

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