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'''Gross pathology''' is the macroscopic assessment of pathology specimens. It is an essential part of pathologic assessments. | '''Gross pathology''' is the macroscopic assessment of pathology specimens. It is an essential part of pathologic assessments. | ||
==Gross only== | |||
Which specimens are "gross only" typically depends on institutional policy.<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> | |||
==Gross spot diagnosis== | |||
===Heart=== | |||
[[Heart valve]]: | |||
*[[Infective endocarditis]]. | |||
*[[Bicuspid aortic valve]]. | |||
*[[Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis]]. | |||
*[[Rheumatic heart disease]]. | |||
*[[Calcific aortic stenosis]]. | |||
Heart - other: | |||
*[[Fibrinous pericarditis]]. | |||
*[[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]] - septal thickness > free wall thickness. | |||
*Cardiac hypertrophy. | |||
*[[Dilated cardiomyopathy]]. | |||
*[[Right ventricular cardiomyopathy]]. | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
*[[Pulmonary thromboembolism]]. | |||
*Lung abscess. | |||
*Lung tumour (primary). | |||
*Metatstatic tumour lung - usu. multiple and peripheral. | |||
*[[Malignant mesothelioma]]. | |||
*[[Pleural plaques]]. | |||
*[[Emphysema]]. | |||
*[[Pneumothorax]]. | |||
*[[Hemothorax]]. | |||
*Hypoplasia secondary to [[diaphragmatic hernia]]. | |||
===Gastrointestinal=== | |||
*Malignant gastric ulcer. | |||
*Peptic ulcer. | |||
*[[Gastric antral vascular ectasia]]. | |||
*[[Leopard spots]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||