Difference between revisions of "Thyroid"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Started) |
m (→Removal during autopsy=: =) |
||
| (9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
|author2= | |author2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{Fixation - standard}} Fix all thyroids at least overnight to avoid artifactual nuclear atypia.<ref name= | + | ==Presentations== |
| + | *[[Hyperthyroidism]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Fixation - standard}} Fix all thyroids at least overnight to avoid artifactual nuclear atypia.<ref name=chicago2>{{cite web|url=https://voices.uchicago.edu/grosspathology/head-neck/thyroid/#primary-column|title=Gross Pathology Manual By The University of Chicago Department of Pathology}} Updated 2-14-19 NAC.</ref> | ||
{{Fixation - general notes}} | {{Fixation - general notes}} | ||
| − | ==Gross processing | + | |
| − | == | + | ==Removal during autopsy== |
| − | + | Sharply dissect the thyroid from the cartilage, starting at the posterior end of each lobe & working forward. Do not cut the isthmus. Try to find parathyroids. | |
| + | {{Gross processing of thyroid}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Parathyroid glands]] | ||
{{Bottom}} | {{Bottom}} | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 29 October 2020
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Contents
Presentations
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin. Fix all thyroids at least overnight to avoid artifactual nuclear atypia.[1]
See also: General notes on fixation
Removal during autopsy
Sharply dissect the thyroid from the cartilage, starting at the posterior end of each lobe & working forward. Do not cut the isthmus. Try to find parathyroids. Template:Gross processing of thyroid
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ . Gross Pathology Manual By The University of Chicago Department of Pathology. Updated 2-14-19 NAC.
Image sources
