Partial cystectomy grossing
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The article deals with partial cystectomy grossing. A partial cystectomy is removal of part of the urinary bladder.
Introduction
It is typically done for urachal carcinoma.[1][2]
Protocol
Specimen:
- Type: partial cystectomy.
- Specimen weight: ___ grams.
- Specimen dimensions (superior-inferior, left-right, anterior-posterior): ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
- Inking scheme: ___.
Tumour:
- Size (superior-inferior, left-right, anterior-posterior): ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
- Nearest margin: [soft tissue margin / urethral / ureteric ].
- Distance to nearest margin: ___.
- Configuration: [ ulcerated / exophytic ].
- Appearance: [ describe ].
- Extension into perivesicular adipose tissue: [present/ not identified/ suspicious].
Representative sections:
- Urachal margin.
- Bladder tumour - 1 section/cm.
- Section with deepest invasion.
- One section if fat invasion obvious, three sections if it is suspicious.
- Suspicious granular areas.
- Left bladder wall.
- Right bladder wall.
- Dome of bladder.
- Trigone of bladder.
Protocol notes
Alternate approaches
See also
Related protocols
References
- ↑ Kumar, N.; Khosla, D.; Kumar, R.; Mandal, AK.; Saikia, UN.; Kapoor, R.; Singh, SK.; Sharma, SC.. "Urachal carcinoma: Clinicopathological features, treatment and outcome.". J Cancer Res Ther 10 (3): 571-4. doi:10.4103/0973-1482.137955. PMID 25313741.
- ↑ Shao, GJ.; Cai, L.; Li, XS.; Song, G.; Li, XY.; He, ZS.; Zhou, LQ. (Oct 2013). "[Urachal carcinoma: experience of a clinical center within 30 years].". Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao 45 (5): 774-8. PMID 24136277.