Stoma/donut

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Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]
This article includes colostomies, and other surgical non-rectal connections between the intestine and the skin. It also includes "donuts", which are ring-shaped pieces of large bowel from a circular end-to-end stapling device.

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Gross processing

For stoma and donuts:

  • Count the number of pieces and measure at least the maximum dimension of each.
  • Note any gross lesions.
  • Submit sections that include both mucosa and skin if detected.

Example report:

(A. Labeled -colostomy site donuts. The specimen is received in formalin and consists of) 3 {{donut-shaped}} fragments of tissue partly covered by mucosa, measuring from 1.5 up to 6.5 cm in maximum dimension. The mucosa displays no gross lesions. (The mucocutaneous junction is intact. Representative sections are submitted for microscopic examination in 3 cassettes.)

Microscopic evaluation

Exclude any incidental malignancy.

Example report for a stoma:

Colostomy stoma junction with inflammation.jpg
(Colostomy stoma, excision:)
  • ((Patent)) colostomy stoma with intact mucocutaneous junction(, non-specific inflammation of colonic mucosa, and reactive epidermal hyperplasia.
  • Negative for neoplasia.)

Example report for a donut:

(Colorectal donut, excision:)
  • Short segment of benign colon (without significant histopathologic changes.
  • Negative for malignancy.)

Notes

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