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Transurethral resection of bladder tumour grossing (view source)
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==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||
*Weight | Specimen: | ||
* | *Weight ___ grams. | ||
*Dimensions (in aggregate): ___ x ___ x ___ cm. | |||
*Number of fragments: [1-6 / multiple (>6)]. | |||
*Appearance: [tan-gray / yellow / orange]. | |||
*Consistency: [rubbery / firm]. | |||
*Other: [none / hemorrhagic appearance / necrotic appearing]. | |||
[Submitted in total/Representative sections submitted] in block(s) ___. | |||
Notes: | |||
*Recommendations vary on what to do with large TUR specimens. | |||
===Protocol notes=== | ===Protocol notes=== | ||
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===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||
*Mazzuccheli ''et al.'' suggests:<ref name=pmid34926567>{{cite journal |authors=Mazzucchelli R, Marzioni D, Tossetta G, Pepi L, Montironi R |title=Bladder Cancer Sample Handling and Reporting: Pathologist's Point of View |journal=Front Surg |volume=8 |issue= |pages=754741 |date=2021 |pmid=34926567 |pmc=8674620 |doi=10.3389/fsurg.2021.754741 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**EIT for TUR specimens up to 10 grams. | |||
**If tumour can be identified at gross: submit 1 block per cm of tumour + some additional tumour if >10 blocks.<ref name=pmid34926567/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Urothelial carcinoma]]. | *[[Urothelial carcinoma]]. | ||