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==Grossing==
==Grossing==
*There is no widely accepted evidence-based standard; thus, the protocol differs from centre to centre.
*There is no widely accepted evidence-based standard; thus, the protocol differs from centre to centre.
*In the context of a gynecologic malignancy/suspected gynecologic malignancy:
**In the context of a gynecologic malignancy/suspected gynecologic malignancy:
**One centre I worked at puts through six (standard) blocks if there is no gross evidence of disease.
***One centre I worked at puts through six (standard) blocks if there is no gross evidence of disease.
**One study suggests 3-5 blocks is enough if there is no macroscopic disease.<ref name=pmid17922596>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Usubütün | first1 = A. | last2 = Ozseker | first2 = HS. | last3 = Himmetoglu | first3 = C. | last4 = Balci | first4 = S. | last5 = Ayhan | first5 = A. | title = Omentectomy for gynecologic cancer: how much sampling is adequate for microscopic examination? | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 131 | issue = 10 | pages = 1578-81 | month = Oct | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[1578:OFGCHM]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 17922596 }}</ref>
***One study suggests 3-5 blocks is enough if there is no macroscopic disease, and one block enough if there is macroscopic disease.<ref name=pmid17922596>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Usubütün | first1 = A. | last2 = Ozseker | first2 = HS. | last3 = Himmetoglu | first3 = C. | last4 = Balci | first4 = S. | last5 = Ayhan | first5 = A. | title = Omentectomy for gynecologic cancer: how much sampling is adequate for microscopic examination? | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 131 | issue = 10 | pages = 1578-81 | month = Oct | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[1578:OFGCHM]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 17922596 }}</ref>


==Pathology of the omentum==
==Pathology of the omentum==

Revision as of 22:29, 18 March 2012

Omentum a much neglected structure. It is often removed in the context of gynecologic oncology procedure.

Grossing

  • There is no widely accepted evidence-based standard; thus, the protocol differs from centre to centre.
    • In the context of a gynecologic malignancy/suspected gynecologic malignancy:
      • One centre I worked at puts through six (standard) blocks if there is no gross evidence of disease.
      • One study suggests 3-5 blocks is enough if there is no macroscopic disease, and one block enough if there is macroscopic disease.[1]

Pathology of the omentum

Benign

Mesothelial:

Other:

Malignant

Primary:

Metastatic:

See also

References

  1. Usubütün, A.; Ozseker, HS.; Himmetoglu, C.; Balci, S.; Ayhan, A. (Oct 2007). "Omentectomy for gynecologic cancer: how much sampling is adequate for microscopic examination?". Arch Pathol Lab Med 131 (10): 1578-81. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[1578:OFGCHM]2.0.CO;2. PMID 17922596.
  2. Garbin, O.; Hummel, M.; Diana, M.; Wattiez, A.. "Solitary fibrous tumor of the great omentum.". J Minim Invasive Gynecol 18 (6): 694-5. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.01.013. PMID 22024257.