Breast grossing
This article deals with partial mastectomy grossing.
Introduction
A common procedure for breast lesions that are small.
Protocol
- Specimen type: partial mastectomy.
- Specimen orientation: short-superior, long-lateral, double deep.
- Surgical guidewire: [present/absent].
- Specimen size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
- Surface disruption/intactness: [intact/disrupted at (location) - defect measures ___ cm].
- Skin: [___ x ___ cm/absent].
- Inking code: posterior-black, anterior-yellow, superior-blue, interior-red.
Slices:
- Slicing: [medial-to-lateral, parasagittal cuts].
- Number of slices: [number].
- Slices sent of x-ray: [yes/no].
- Calcifications: [present/not identified].
Tumour:
- Tumour location in slices: [___ to ___].
- Tumour size (superior-inferior, medial-lateral, anterior-posterior): ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
- Closest margin and distance: [___ margin, ___ cm].
- Distance to other margins: [anterior: [___ cm/not applicable], posterior: [___ cm/not applicable], superior [___ cm/not applicable], inferior [___ cm/not applicable], medial: [___ cm/not applicable], lateral: [___ cm/not applicable].
- Uninvolved parenchyma - appearance: [fibrous/fatty].
- Other findings: