Difference between revisions of "Gross pathology"

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'''Gross pathology''' is the macroscopic assessment of pathology specimens. It is an essential part of pathologic assessments.

~~There is usually institutional policy with regard to which~~ specimens ~~can be~~ "gross only".<ref name=pmid10050786>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zarbo | first1 = RJ. | last2 = Nakhleh | first2 = RE. | title = Surgical pathology specimens for gross examination only and exempt from submission: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of current policies in 413 institutions. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 123 | issue = 2 | pages = 133-9 | month = Feb | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(1999)1230133:SPSFGE2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 10050786 }}</ref>

==Gross only==

Which specimens are "gross only" typically depends on institutional policy.<ref name=pmid10050786>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zarbo | first1 = RJ. | last2 = Nakhleh | first2 = RE. | title = Surgical pathology specimens for gross examination only and exempt from submission: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of current policies in 413 institutions. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 123 | issue = 2 | pages = 133-9 | month = Feb | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(1999)1230133:SPSFGE2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 10050786 }}</ref>

==Gross spot diagnosis==

===Heart===

[[Heart valve]]:

*[[Infective endocarditis]].

*[[Bicuspid aortic valve]].

*[[Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis]].

*[[Rheumatic heart disease]].

*[[Calcific aortic stenosis]].

Heart - other:

*[[Fibrinous pericarditis]].

*[[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]] - septal thickness > free wall thickness.

*Cardiac hypertrophy.

*[[Dilated cardiomyopathy]].

*[[Right ventricular cardiomyopathy]].

===Lungs===

*[[Pulmonary thromboembolism]].

*Lung abscess.

*Lung tumour (primary).

*Metatstatic tumour lung - usu. multiple and peripheral.

*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].

*[[Pleural plaques]].

*[[Emphysema]].

*[[Pneumothorax]].

*[[Hemothorax]].

*Hypoplasia secondary to [[diaphragmatic hernia]].

===Gastrointestinal===

*Malignant gastric ulcer.

*Peptic ulcer.

*[[Gastric antral vascular ectasia]].

*[[Leopard spots]].

==See also==

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 '''Gross pathology''' is the macroscopic assessment of pathology specimens.  It is an essential part of pathologic assessments.
-There is usually institutional policy with regard to which specimens can be "gross only".<ref name=pmid10050786>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Zarbo | first1 = RJ. | last2 = Nakhleh | first2 = RE. | title = Surgical pathology specimens for gross examination only and exempt from submission: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of current policies in 413 institutions. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 123 | issue = 2 | pages = 133-9 | month = Feb | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(1999)1230133:SPSFGE2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 10050786 }}</ref>
+==Gross only==
+Which specimens are "gross only" typically depends on institutional policy.<ref name=pmid10050786>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Zarbo | first1 = RJ. | last2 = Nakhleh | first2 = RE. | title = Surgical pathology specimens for gross examination only and exempt from submission: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of current policies in 413 institutions. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 123 | issue = 2 | pages = 133-9 | month = Feb | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(1999)1230133:SPSFGE2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 10050786 }}</ref>
+==Gross spot diagnosis==
+===Heart===
+[[Heart valve]]:
+*[[Infective endocarditis]].
+*[[Bicuspid aortic valve]].
+*[[Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis]].
+*[[Rheumatic heart disease]].
+*[[Calcific aortic stenosis]].
+Heart - other:
+*[[Fibrinous pericarditis]].
+*[[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]] - septal thickness > free wall thickness.
+*Cardiac hypertrophy.
+*[[Dilated cardiomyopathy]].
+*[[Right ventricular cardiomyopathy]].
+===Lungs===
+*[[Pulmonary thromboembolism]].
+*Lung abscess.
+*Lung tumour (primary).
+*Metatstatic tumour lung - usu. multiple and peripheral.
+*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].
+*[[Pleural plaques]].
+*[[Emphysema]].
+*[[Pneumothorax]].
+*[[Hemothorax]].
+*Hypoplasia secondary to [[diaphragmatic hernia]].
+===Gastrointestinal===
+*Malignant gastric ulcer.
+*Peptic ulcer.
+*[[Gastric antral vascular ectasia]].
+*[[Leopard spots]].
 ==See also==