Lung lobectomy grossing
This article deal with lobectomy grossing.
Introduction
Lobectomies are typically done from 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: [blocks]