Farewell Message From the President : International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology

International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology

"The Boston United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Companion Meeting will mark the end of my 2-year tenure as President of The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP), a society that I inaugurated in 1976 together with my mentor and first President, Dr Robert E. Scully....

" There remains, however, some unfinished business in the way of FIGO staging. Although our intention was to ensure that ISGyP input was included in the process, FIGO brought us in as the staging for carcinomas of the vulva, cervix, and endometrium was nearing completion without pathologists' participation. At that point, all we were able to do was complete uterine sarcoma staging and offer last minute suggestions for the ongoing staging of the aforementioned cancers. Nevertheless, in response to our request that a member of ISGyP should participate in FIGO decisions regarding staging, Dr Sergio Pecorelli, director of the Gynecological Oncology chapter at FIGO, has recently obtained the approval for the formal participation of ISGyP at the FIGO staging committee. There is still work to be carried out in preparing proposals for staging cancers of the ovary, fallopian tube, and trophoblast....