Difference between revisions of "Lung lobectomy grossing"
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Lobectomies are typically done | Lobectomies are typically done for [[lung cancer]]. | ||
==Specimen opening== | ==Specimen opening== | ||
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*Location: [left/right, upper/middle/lower]. | *Location: [left/right, upper/middle/lower]. | ||
*Dimensions: ___ x ___ x ___ cm. | *Dimensions: ___ x ___ x ___ cm. | ||
*Appearance: [solid/cystic] | *Appearance: [solid/cystic]. | ||
*Depth of invasion: ___ cm. | *Depth of invasion: ___ cm. | ||
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*Parenchymal: ___ cm. | *Parenchymal: ___ cm. | ||
*Pleura: ___ cm. | *Pleura: ___ cm. | ||
*Uninvolved parenchyma: [description]. | *Uninvolved parenchyma: [description]. | ||
Representative sections are submitted in cassettes as follows: | Representative sections are submitted in cassettes as follows: | ||
[ | *Bronchial and vascular margin - [[en face]]. | ||
*Parenchymal margin. | |||
*Tumour. | |||
*Non-tumour pathology: [none, belb/bulla, consolidation (___ x ___ cm), other: ___]. | |||
*Uninvolved lung parenchyma. | |||
===Protocol notes=== | ===Protocol notes=== | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 17 December 2018
This article deal with lobectomy grossing.
Introduction
Lobectomies are typically done for lung cancer.
Specimen opening
Protocol
- Overall specimen dimensions: ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
- Bronchus: ___ cm.
- Peribronchial lymph nodes: [number].
- Pleura: [appearance].
Tumour:
- Location: [left/right, upper/middle/lower].
- Dimensions: ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
- Appearance: [solid/cystic].
- Depth of invasion: ___ cm.
Distance to margins:
- Bronchial: ___ cm.
- Vascular: ___ cm.
- Parenchymal: ___ cm.
- Pleura: ___ cm.
- Uninvolved parenchyma: [description].
Representative sections are submitted in cassettes as follows:
- Bronchial and vascular margin - en face.
- Parenchymal margin.
- Tumour.
- Non-tumour pathology: [none, belb/bulla, consolidation (___ x ___ cm), other: ___].
- Uninvolved lung parenchyma.