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Disc Material (Left L5-S1 Disc), Excision: | |||
- Consistent with disc material (gross only). | |||
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*May be [[gross only]] specimens; a minority of institutions handle these specimens this way.<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> | |||
*It is suggested that gross only specimens should have no history or suspicion of malignancy - based on the surgical note, (previous) available pathology and imaging. | |||
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CERVICAL DISC, DISCECTOMY: | CERVICAL DISC, DISCECTOMY: | ||