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*Bronchus: ___ cm.
*Bronchus: ___ cm.
*Peribronchial lymph nodes: [number].
*Peribronchial lymph nodes: [number].
*Pleura: [appearance].
*Pleura: [smooth/irregular/puckering - size ___ x ___ cm].


Tumour:
Tumour:
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*Depth of invasion: ___ cm.
*Depth of invasion: ___ cm.


Distance to margins:
Distance (from tumour) to margins:
*Bronchial: ___ cm.  
*Bronchial: ___ cm.  
*Vascular: ___ cm.
*Vascular: ___ cm.

Latest revision as of 20:06, 28 December 2018

Lobectomy specimen in the operating room. (WC)

This article deals with lung lobectomy grossing.

Introduction

Lobectomies are typically done for lung cancer.

It is an intermediate size operation between pneumonectomy (removal of the whole lung) and segmentectomy (removal of a segment of a lobe).[1]

Specimen opening

Protocol

Lobectomy specimen:

  • Overall specimen dimensions: ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
  • Bronchus: ___ cm.
  • Peribronchial lymph nodes: [number].
  • Pleura: [smooth/irregular/puckering - size ___ x ___ cm].

Tumour:

  • Location: [left/right, upper/middle/lower].
  • Dimensions: ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
  • Appearance: [solid/cystic].
  • Depth of invasion: ___ cm.

Distance (from tumour) to margins:

  • Bronchial: ___ cm.
  • Vascular: ___ cm.
  • Parenchymal: ___ cm.
  • Pleura: ___ cm.
  • Uninvolved parenchyma: [description].

Representative sections are submitted in cassettes as follows:

  • Bronchial and vascular margin - en face.
  • Parenchymal margin.
  • Tumour.
  • Non-tumour pathology: [none, belb/bulla, consolidation (___ x ___ cm), other: ___].
  • Uninvolved lung parenchyma.

Protocol notes

Staging

Alternate approaches

See also

Related protocols

References

  1. Roman, M.; Labbouz, S.; Valtzoglou, V.; Ciesla, A.; Hawari, M.; Addae-Boateng, E.; Thorpe, JA.; Duffy, JP. et al. (Nov 2018). "Lobectomy vs. segmentectomy. A propensity score matched comparison of outcomes.". Eur J Surg Oncol. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.10.534. PMID 30409440.

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