48,830
edits
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
This article deals with '''prostate chips grossing'''. ''TURP specimens'' | This article deals with '''prostate chips grossing'''. ''TURP specimens'' and ''TURP grossing'' redirect here. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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]]. | 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]]. |
edits