Difference between revisions of "Breast grossing"
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==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||
*Specimen type: partial mastectomy. | *Specimen type: partial mastectomy. | ||
*Specimen orientation: short-superior, long-lateral, double deep. | *Specimen orientation: [short-superior, long-lateral, double deep]. | ||
*Surgical guidewire: [present/absent]. | *Surgical guidewire: [present/absent]. | ||
*Specimen size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): ___ x ___ x ___ cm. | *Specimen size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): [___ x ___ x ___] cm. | ||
*Surface disruption/intactness: [intact/disrupted at (location) - defect measures ___ cm]. | *Surface disruption/intactness: [intact/disrupted at (location) - defect measures ___ cm]. | ||
*Skin: [___ x ___ cm/absent]. | *Skin: [___ x ___ cm/absent]. | ||
*Inking code: posterior-black, anterior-yellow, superior-blue, interior-red. | *Inking code: [posterior-black, anterior-yellow, superior-blue, interior-red]. | ||
Slices: | Slices: | ||
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Tumour: | Tumour: | ||
*Tumour location in slices: [___ to ___]. | *Tumour location in slices: [___ to ___]. | ||
*Tumour size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): ___ x ___ x ___ cm. | *Tumour size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): [___ x ___ x ___] cm. | ||
*Closest margin and distance: [___ margin, ___ cm]. | *Closest margin and distance: [___ margin, ___ cm]. | ||
*Distance to other margins: [anterior: [___ cm/not applicable], posterior: [___ cm/not applicable], superior [___ cm/not applicable], inferior [___ cm/not applicable], medial: [___ cm/not applicable], lateral: [___ cm/not applicable]. | *Distance to other margins: [anterior: [___ cm/not applicable], posterior: [___ cm/not applicable], superior [___ cm/not applicable], inferior [___ cm/not applicable], medial: [___ cm/not applicable], lateral: [___ cm/not applicable]. | ||
*Uninvolved parenchyma - appearance: [fibrous/fatty]. | *Uninvolved parenchyma - appearance: [fibrous/fatty]. | ||
*Other findings: | *Other findings: [none/(description goes here)]. | ||
===Protocol notes=== | ===Protocol notes=== | ||
====Staging==== | ====Staging==== | ||
===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
===Related protocols=== | ===Related protocols=== | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 10 March 2016
This article deals with partial mastectomy grossing.
Introduction
A common procedure for breast lesions that are small.
Protocol
- Specimen type: partial mastectomy.
- Specimen orientation: [short-superior, long-lateral, double deep].
- Surgical guidewire: [present/absent].
- Specimen size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): [___ x ___ x ___] cm.
- Surface disruption/intactness: [intact/disrupted at (location) - defect measures ___ cm].
- Skin: [___ x ___ cm/absent].
- Inking code: [posterior-black, anterior-yellow, superior-blue, interior-red].
Slices:
- Slicing: [medial-to-lateral, parasagittal cuts].
- Number of slices: [number].
- Slices sent of x-ray: [yes/no].
- Calcifications: [present/not identified].
Tumour:
- Tumour location in slices: [___ to ___].
- Tumour size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): [___ x ___ x ___] cm.
- Closest margin and distance: [___ margin, ___ cm].
- Distance to other margins: [anterior: [___ cm/not applicable], posterior: [___ cm/not applicable], superior [___ cm/not applicable], inferior [___ cm/not applicable], medial: [___ cm/not applicable], lateral: [___ cm/not applicable].
- Uninvolved parenchyma - appearance: [fibrous/fatty].
- Other findings: [none/(description goes here)].