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→Gross processing: Expanded
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:*Entire specimen if it can fit in 3-5 slices.
:*If larger, 1 slice per cm of tumor (minimum of 3 slices of tumor), including both center and periphery of tumor, including closest distance to the surgical margin if possible.:*Additional suspicious areas, including those indicated by radiography.Breast specimens where breast cancer are is possible should generally not be decalcified even when containing small calcifications, to preserve the ability to perform immunohistochemistry.
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