Difference between revisions of "Cystoprostatectomy grossing"

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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 (left and right) ([[en face margin|en face]]).  
*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 section of the bladder neck and prostate gland.
*Left parasagittal section† of the bladder neck and prostate gland.
*Right parasagittal section of the bladder neck and prostate gland.
*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===
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