Lung lobectomy grossing

This article deal with lobectomy grossing.

Introduction

Lobectomies are typically done from lung cancer.

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]

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