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*Placental section including '''maternal surface''' (full thickness if possible) | *Placental section including '''maternal surface''' (full thickness if possible) | ||
*Any '''lesions''' or '''abnormalities''' | *Any '''lesions''' or '''abnormalities''' | ||
Avoid taking placental sections near the margin | Avoid taking placental sections near the margin. {{Moderate-begin}}If transported or processed together with other cases, put the placental in thin-mesh cassettes or tissue bags to limit contamination{{Moderate-end}}.<ref group=note>Chorionic villi are promiscuous contaminants of other tissues, and may cause a false positive finding for a cassette containing products of conception.<br>- {{cite journal| author=Carll T, Fuja C, Antic T, Lastra R, Pytel P| title=Tissue Contamination During Transportation of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Blocks. | journal=Am J Clin Pathol | year= 2022 | volume= 158 | issue= 1 | pages= 96-104 | pmid=35195717 | doi=10.1093/ajcp/aqac014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=35195717 }} </ref> | ||
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| Container A. Labeled "bladder tumor". The specimen is received in formalin and consists of multiple fragments of tan-gray, friable soft tissue measuring about __ x __ x __ cm in aggregate. The specimen is entirely submitted for microscopic examination in __ cassettes. | |||
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===Gross report=== | ===Gross report=== | ||