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This article deal with '''[[lung]] lobectomy grossing'''.
[[Image:VATS_02.jpg|thumb|Lobectomy specimen in the operating room. (WC)]]
This article deals with '''[[lung]] lobectomy grossing'''.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Lobectomies are typically done for [[lung cancer]].
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).<ref name=pmid30409440>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Roman | first1 = M. | last2 = Labbouz | first2 = S. | last3 = Valtzoglou | first3 = V. | last4 = Ciesla | first4 = A. | last5 = Hawari | first5 = M. | last6 = Addae-Boateng | first6 = E. | last7 = Thorpe | first7 = JA. | last8 = Duffy | first8 = JP. | last9 = Majewski | first9 = A. | title = Lobectomy vs. segmentectomy. A propensity score matched comparison of outcomes. | journal = Eur J Surg Oncol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Nov | year = 2018 | doi = 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.10.534 | PMID = 30409440 }}</ref>


==Specimen opening==
==Specimen opening==
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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.
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===Protocol notes===
===Protocol notes===
====Staging====
====Staging====
*[[Lung cancer staging]].
===Alternate approaches===
===Alternate approaches===