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Total nephrectomy for tumour grossing (view source)
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Resections for tumours generally are ''radical nephrectomies'' or ''partial nephrectomies''. | Resections for tumours generally are ''radical nephrectomies'' or ''partial nephrectomies''. | ||
==Specimen opening== | |||
#Paint surface of specimen (optional). | |||
#Take margins - renal artery, renal vein, ureter (all [[en face]]) and place all three in one tissue cassette. | |||
#Place probes in the renal vein. | |||
#*One toward upper pole. | |||
#*One toward lower pole. | |||
#Cut the kidney in the frontal plane (from medial to lateral) using the two probes as a guide. | |||
**The cut should open the renal vein and its major tributaries. | |||
===Notes=== | |||
*It is reasonable to skip the inking step as if the tumour is at the surface it is usually obvious. | |||
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||