Unoriented skin ellipse grossing

The article deals with small unoriented skin ellipse grossing.

Punch biopsies and oriented skin ellipses are dealt with separately.

Introduction

These specimens are very common.

Protocol

1. Name and patient identifiers on the requisition match the specimen container.
2. Specimen labelled as: "[ ]".
3. Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].
4. Type: unoriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
5. Inking: resection margin blue.
6. Lesion: [ brown ] colour, [ diffuse / patchy] with a [ regular / irregular ] border.
7. Lesion dimensions: [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
8. Margins: [ ] peripheral cm, [ ] deep cm.

Serially section and submitted in toto:

• Block A1 - tips.
• Block A2 - remainder of specimen.

See also

• Dermatopathology.