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Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding DCIS as TILs!
Clusters of macrophages, these are not Tumor Cells! Don’t score TILs here
Don’t score immune cells surrounding benign or pre-neoplastic lesions as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding DCIS as TILs!
Don’t score the immune cells of lymphoid aggregates as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding DCIS as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs! Don’t score the immune cells of lymphoid aggregates as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding DCIS as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding DCIS as TILs!
Don’t score TILs in poorly fixed tissues!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding DCIS as TILs!
Don’t score immune cells surrounding normal glands as TILs!
The TILs score is limited to lymphocytes and plasmacells. Don’t score neutrophils as TILs!
Presence of siderophages suggests prior biopsy site. Do not score TILs in areas of previous biopsy or surgery
Do not include lymphoid aggregates in TILs count and do not score TILs around DCIS
Do NOT score TILs on tissue with fixation artefacts! Fix well your tissues!