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*'''Weigh'''<ref name=chicago/> | *'''Weigh'''<ref name=chicago/> | ||
*'''Measure''' each lobe and isthmus in 3 dimensions, respectively.<ref name=chicago/> | *'''Measure''' each lobe and isthmus in 3 dimensions, respectively.<ref name=chicago/> | ||
− | *'''Ink''' outer surface: | + | *'''Ink''' outer surface:<ref name=chicago/>{{Ink note}} |
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− | File:Grossing of hemithyroidectomy.svg|Hemithyroidecomy (lobe + isthmus) or lobectomy, including completion thyroidectomies: Use separate colors over the cut surface and the outer “capsular” surface.<ref group="notes" name="coloring">Separate coloring allows to distinguish the thyroid margin (continuous with the other lobe) from the peripheral margin (towards soft tissues). | + | File:Grossing of hemithyroidectomy.svg|Hemithyroidecomy (lobe + isthmus) or lobectomy, including completion thyroidectomies: Use separate colors over the cut surface and the outer “capsular” surface.<ref group="notes" name="coloring">Separate coloring allows to distinguish the thyroid margin (continuous with the other lobe) from the peripheral margin (towards soft tissues).</ref> |
File:How to not gross hemithyroidectomy.svg|None of the outer “capsular” surface should be inked like the cut surface.<ref group="notes" name="coloring"/> | File:How to not gross hemithyroidectomy.svg|None of the outer “capsular” surface should be inked like the cut surface.<ref group="notes" name="coloring"/> | ||
File:Grossing of thyroidectomy with isthmus.svg|Intact total thyroidectomy: Separate colors for each lobe and the isthmus. | File:Grossing of thyroidectomy with isthmus.svg|Intact total thyroidectomy: Separate colors for each lobe and the isthmus. |
Revision as of 11:18, 17 December 2019
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Contents
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin. Fix all thyroids at least overnight to avoid artifactual nuclear atypia.[1]
See also: General notes on fixation
Gross processing
Selection and trimming
- Weigh[1]
- Measure each lobe and isthmus in 3 dimensions, respectively.[1]
- Ink outer surface:[1]Template:Ink note
Hemithyroidecomy (lobe + isthmus) or lobectomy, including completion thyroidectomies: Use separate colors over the cut surface and the outer “capsular” surface.[notes 1]
None of the outer “capsular” surface should be inked like the cut surface.[notes 1]
See also: General notes on gross processing
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 . Gross Pathology Manual By The University of Chicago Department of Pathology. Updated 2-14-19 NAC.
Image sources