# Pathology Tumor Board Summary

> Generates concise 3-5 line tumor board summaries from full pathology reports, extracting the diagnosis, TNM stage, margins, lymph node status, key biomarkers, and risk factors that drive MDT decisions. Use when the user pastes or uploads a pathology report (.pdf, .docx, .txt) and asks to "create a tumor board summary", "MDT summary", "oncology consult summary", "3-line summary for the MDT", or "summarize for tumor board".

- Skill: `patolojiai/pathology-tumor-board-summary` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add patolojiai/pathology-tumor-board-summary`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/patolojiai/pathology-tumor-board-summary/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- License: MIT
- Author: patolojiAI (https://skillmd.com/u/patolojiai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/patolojiai/pathology-tumor-board-summary

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# Tumor Board Summary Generator

Convert detailed pathology reports into concise 3-5 line summaries for multidisciplinary tumor boards.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill for:
- Multidisciplinary tumor board (MDT) meetings
- Oncology consultations
- Clinical case presentations
- Referral summaries
- Quick pathology review

## Supported Tumor Types

All cancer types (breast, colorectal, pancreas, gastric, and general carcinomas)

## Key Features

1. **Concise Format**: 3-5 lines maximum
2. **Key Elements**: Patient, diagnosis, stage, margins, nodes, biomarkers
3. **Clinical Focus**: Only clinically actionable information
4. **Ready for Presentation**: No formatting needed

## Reference Files

Reference on-demand (DO NOT load at startup):
- Summary guidelines: `../../shared-references/common/tumor_board_summary.md`

## Usage Examples

```bash
# Generate summary
claude "Create tumor board summary using tumor-board-summary" < report.txt

# Quick MDT summary
claude "Summarize for tumor board using tumor-board-summary" < breast_report.txt
```

## Processing Instructions

1. **Extract key elements** from pathology report:
   - Patient demographics (age, sex)
   - Diagnosis (tumor type, grade)
   - TNM stage
   - Margins status
   - Lymph node status
   - Key biomarkers (ER/PR/HER2/MSI/HER2)

2. **Format concisely**: 3-5 lines, bullet or paragraph format

3. **Output**: Clinical summary ready for MDT presentation

## Summary Format Template

**Line 1**: Patient demographics + specimen type
**Line 2**: Diagnosis with grade and size
**Line 3**: TNM stage with margins
**Line 4**: Lymph node status
**Line 5**: Biomarkers (if applicable)

## Example Output

```
52F, right total mastectomy + ALND
Invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2, 2.3 cm, pT2
Margins negative (>10mm), Stage IIA (pT2 N0 M0)
Lymph nodes: 0/15 positive
ER 95%+, PR 80%+, HER2 neg (IHC 1+), Ki-67 20%
```

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**Note**: Minimal skill definition. Guidelines loaded on-demand during processing only.