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Grossing Prostatectomy Specimen with Whole Mount Sections. Matt Gabbeart. Measure Weigh Ink (follows same color scheme: right-green, left-blue, base-yellow, black-anterior). Remove sutures and staples. Ink any exposed parenchyma red (indicates false margin). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Grossing Prostatectomy Specimen with Whole Mount Sections
Matt Gabbeart
• Measure• Weigh• Ink (follows same color scheme: right-green, left-blue, base-
yellow, black-anterior)
• Remove sutures and staples.• Ink any exposed parenchyma red (indicates false
margin)
• Amputate seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia.• Serial section for abnormalities.
• Transect bladder base (proximal urethral margin)• Radially section around urethra
• Transect apex (distal urethral margin)• Radially section around urethra
• Section the remaining gland from base to apex (superior to inferior), 5mm or less in thickness
• Remove any residual staples or calculi
• Lay out all slices in proper order from base to apex (Slice 1, 2, 3, etc.)
• Make note of any distinct lesions• Every other slice will be submitted for histological
evaluation
• With the remaining slices, core out the central parenchyma and submit the capsule.
• Place all saved tissue in formalin
• Cassettes should be in order according to template• Double check to make sure all cassettes have correct
accession #, part #