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This article deals with '''prostate chips'''. | This article deals with '''prostate chips'''. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Prostate chips are generated from '' | Prostate chips are generated from ''transurethral resection of the prostate'' (TURP) procedures. These are generally for relieving urinary obstruction due to [[nodular hyperplasia of the prostate]] (benign prostatic hyperplasia); however, urinary obstruction may be secondary to [[prostate cancer]]. Thus, the job of the pathologist here, usually, is excluding an incidental cancer. | ||
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||
Specimen: | |||
*Weight ___ grams. | |||
*Dimensions (in aggregate): ___ x ___ x ___ cm. | |||
*Number of fragments: [1-6/multiple (>6)]. | |||
[Submitted in total/Representative sections submitted]. | |||
===Protocol notes=== | ===Protocol notes=== | ||
Number of cassettes:<ref name=Ref_Lester2_398>{{Ref Lester2|398}}</ref> | |||
*<= 12 grams: [[EIT]]. | |||
*>12 grams: embed 12 grams ''and'' 1 cassette for every additional 5 grams. | |||
**If the prostate chips have a mass of: | |||
***16 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 1 cassette = 7-9 cassettes. | |||
***21 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 2 cassettes = 7-9 cassettes. | |||
What to look for/feel for:<ref name=Ref_Lester2_398>{{Ref Lester2|398}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!Entity | |||
!Colour | |||
!Firmness | |||
|- | |||
|prostate cancer | |||
|yellow/orange | |||
|firm | |||
|- | |||
|benign prostate | |||
|tan/gray | |||
|rubbery | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||