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Identification: | |||
*Specimen label: [description as per label]. | |||
*Specimen label and requisition: [match/do not match]. | |||
Specimen - type/size/characteristics: | |||
*Specimen type: temporal artery. | |||
*Number of tissue fragments: [ ___ ]. | |||
*Dimensions: [___ (length) x ___ (diameter)] cm. | |||
Other findings: [none/description of other findings]. | |||
Sections: | |||
*[[Submitted in total]] after serially sectioned. | |||
===Protocol notes=== | ===Protocol notes=== | ||
*Sectioning: cut perpendicular to vessel axis; generates circular cross sections. | |||
====Staging==== | ====Staging==== | ||
===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Giant cell arteritis]]. | *[[Giant cell arteritis]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 17 September 2018
This article covers temporal artery grossing.
Introduction
The specimens is taken to assess for temporal arteritis. The length of artery should be >20 mm.[1]
Specimen opening
Protocol
Identification:
- Specimen label: [description as per label].
- Specimen label and requisition: [match/do not match].
Specimen - type/size/characteristics:
- Specimen type: temporal artery.
- Number of tissue fragments: [ ___ ].
- Dimensions: [___ (length) x ___ (diameter)] cm.
Other findings: [none/description of other findings].
Sections:
- Submitted in total after serially sectioned.
Protocol notes
- Sectioning: cut perpendicular to vessel axis; generates circular cross sections.
Staging
Alternate approaches
See also
Related protocols
References
- ↑ Sharma, NS.; Ooi, JL.; McGarity, BH.; Vollmer-Conna, U.; McCluskey, P. (Jun 2007). "The length of superficial temporal artery biopsies.". ANZ J Surg 77 (6): 437-9. doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04090.x. PMID 17501882.