Table 1

 Categories present on the minimum datasets

Categories for gastric reportsCategories for oesophageal reports
Personal detailsPersonal details
Type of specimenGross description
Length of specimenTumour type
Tumour siteDifferentiation
Macroscopic typeDepth of invasion
Tumour sizeProximal margin details
Distance of tumour from specimen edgesDistal margin details
HistologyCircumferential margin details
Local invasionOther features
Lymph nodesLymph nodes
Margins involvedComplete resection
Other pathologyTNM stage
Complete resection
TNM stage