Difference between revisions of "Principles of gross pathology"

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*Measure the distance between the lesions.‡
*Measure the distance between the lesions.‡
*Take sections showing the interface between the lesions (if possible) ''or'' non-lesional tissue between the lesions.‡
*Take sections showing the interface between the lesions (if possible) ''or'' non-lesional tissue between the lesions.‡
*Document with images (photographs).


Note:
Note:
*‡ If the tissue is studded with many lesions (greater 3 or 4) to count this is typically considered impractical.
*‡ If the tissue is studded with too many lesions to count this is impractical. Practically, four or five lesions is a reasonable limit; if more lesions are present the focus should be on (1) the largest lesions, (2) the distance to the margins for the largest lesions and the closest (smaller) lesion(s).


==Report organization==
==Report organization==
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*Representative benign parenchyma is submitted last.
*Representative benign parenchyma is submitted last.


Note:
*It should be clear to people not in the gross room whether it was an ''[[en face margin]]'' or an ''[[on edge margin]]''.
====Laterality and orientation====
====Laterality and orientation====
*Left before right.
*Left before right.
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