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Representative sections: | Representative sections: | ||
*Urethral resection margin [[on edge margin|on edge]]. | *Urethral resection margin/apex of prostate [[on edge margin|on edge]]. | ||
*Ureteral surgical (or specimen) margins | *Ureteral surgical (or specimen) margins - left and right‡ ([[en face margin|en face]]). | ||
*Sagittal section of posterior prostate, posterior bladder neck and posterior-inferior bladder divided into multiple blocks. | *Sagittal section of posterior prostate, posterior bladder neck and posterior-inferior bladder divided into multiple blocks. | ||
*Left prostate - mid part of gland. | *Left prostate - mid part of gland. | ||
*Right prostate - mid part of gland. | *Right prostate - mid part of gland. | ||
*Left parasagittal | *Left parasagittal section† of the bladder neck and prostate gland. | ||
*Right parasagittal | *Right parasagittal section† of the bladder neck and prostate gland. | ||
*Bladder tumour - 1 section/cm. | *Bladder tumour - 1 section/cm. | ||
**Section with deepest invasion. | **Section with deepest invasion. | ||
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===Protocol notes=== | ===Protocol notes=== | ||
*The parasagittal sections of the bladder and prostate are important for staging. | *† The parasagittal sections of the bladder and prostate are important for staging. | ||
*‡ Should be in separate blocks ''or'' inked with different colours (such that they can be separated at time of microscopy). | |||
===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||