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==Intraoperative consultation of brain tumor fragments==
 
==Intraoperative consultation of brain tumor fragments==
 
===Grossing===
 
===Grossing===
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[[File:Gross pathology of melanoma metastasis.jpg|thumb|Resected fragments of a brain tumor, and in this case the very dark appearance supports a diagnosis of metastatic pigment-forming melanoma.]]
 
Measure the size of the specimen in 3 dimensions.  
 
Measure the size of the specimen in 3 dimensions.  
  

Revision as of 08:37, 19 March 2021

Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Intraoperative consultation of brain tumor fragments

Grossing

Resected fragments of a brain tumor, and in this case the very dark appearance supports a diagnosis of metastatic pigment-forming melanoma.

Measure the size of the specimen in 3 dimensions.

Squash prep

Remove a drop-size sample, place it on a glass-slide, then gently smear it out with another glass slide, followed by applying a fixative solution and staining with H&E.

Evaluation

The most common primary brain tumors are:[1]

  • Gliomas[2] (50.4%)
  • Meningiomas[2] (20.8%)
  • Pituitary adenomas[2] (15%)
  • Nerve sheath tumors (10%)

Also look into the patient's history for past cancers that may have metastasized to the brain.

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.

Main page

References

  1. Park, Bong Jin; Kim, Han Kyu; Sade, Burak; Lee, Joung H. (2009). "Epidemiology". Meningiomas: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome . Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84882-910-7. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 . Brain Tumors - Classifications, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments (in en). www.aans.org.

Image sources