This manuscript describes the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network approach to pathologic evaluation of minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) specimens, including guidelines for histopathologic examination and further diagnostics with special stains, immunohistochemistry, and molecular testing, as performed at the CHAMPS Central Pathology Laboratory (CPL) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as techniques for virtual discussion of these cases (telepathology) with CHAMPS surveillance locations.

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Pathology and Telepathology Methods in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network

Authors: Roosecelis B Martines, Jana M Ritter, Joy Gary, Wun-Ju Shieh, Jaume Ordi, Martin Hale, Carla Carrilho, Mamudo Ismail, Cheick Boudadari Traore, Benjamin Esiaba Ndibile, Solomon Sava, Farida Arjuman, Mohammed Kamal, Mohammad Mosiur Rahman, Dianna M Blau