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2023-10-31T22:08:57Z

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	[[Gross pathology of tonsil.jpg\|thumb\|Gross pathology of a hypertrophic tonsil.]]		[[File:Gross pathology of tonsil.jpg\|thumb\|Gross pathology of a hypertrophic tonsil.]]
	First look at the requisition form {{Comprehensive-begin}}and in the medical records{{Comprehensive-end}} for the following suspicions:		First look at the requisition form {{Comprehensive-begin}}and in the medical records{{Comprehensive-end}} for the following suspicions:
	*Suspected '''infection''': Confirm that a sample has been taken for microbiology. If not, take a sample from within the specimen when you gross it.		*Suspected '''infection''': Confirm that a sample has been taken for microbiology. If not, take a sample from within the specimen when you gross it.

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2023-10-31T22:08:43Z

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	First look at the requisition form {{Comprehensive-begin}}and in the medical records{{Comprehensive-end}} for the following suspicions:		First look at the requisition form {{Comprehensive-begin}}and in the medical records{{Comprehensive-end}} for the following suspicions:
	*Suspected '''infection''': Confirm that a sample has been taken for microbiology. If not, take a sample from within the specimen when you gross it.		*Suspected '''infection''': Confirm that a sample has been taken for microbiology. If not, take a sample from within the specimen when you gross it.

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2022-10-28T20:02:46Z

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	~~Also evaluate as per potential~~ '''[[lymphoma]]''' ~~if there is~~ a ~~request~~ for ~~that in the referral, or other suspicion of it. Inspect the tonsils for any significant gross focal changes~~. If you have bilateral tonsils, and they look grossly similar, you may combine a small sample of each tonsil into one container for flow cytometry. ~~A representative section of~~ the ~~grossly most abnormal part from each tonsil~~ is ~~generally enough~~.		First look at the requisition form {{Comprehensive-begin}}and in the medical records{{Comprehensive-end}} for the following suspicions:
			*Suspected '''infection''': Confirm that a sample has been taken for microbiology. If not, take a sample from within the specimen when you gross it.
			*Possible '''[[lymphoma]]''': Make a touch prep and take sample(s) for '''[[flow cytometry]]'''. If you have bilateral tonsils, and they look grossly similar, you may combine a small sample of each tonsil into one container for flow cytometry.
			*Suspected '''[[tumor]]''': [[Ink]] the external surfaces before sectioning. Otherwise inking is not needed. {{further\|Tumor}}

	~~If there is a suspicion~~ of ~~a tumor, [[ink]]~~ the ~~external surfaces before sectioning, otherwise inking~~ is ~~not needed~~. ~~{{further\|Tumor}}~~		Inspect the tonsils for any significant gross focal changes. A representative section of the grossly most abnormal part from each tonsil is generally enough.

	;Example gross report:		;Example gross report:
	{{Grossreport-begin}} one rubbery, ovoid, pink-tan tonsil(s) measuring ____. The mucosal surfaces are unremarkable. On sectioning, the tissue is tan-white and homogenous, with no gross lesions.{{Grossreport-end}}		{{Grossreport-begin}} one rubbery, ovoid, pink-tan tonsil(s) measuring ____. The mucosal surfaces are unremarkable. On sectioning, the tissue is tan-white and homogenous, with no gross lesions.{{Grossreport-end}}
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2022-10-03T21:57:41Z

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	Also evaluate as per potential '''[[lymphoma]]''' if there is a request for that in the referral, or other suspicion of it.		Also evaluate as per potential '''[[lymphoma]]''' if there is a request for that in the referral, or other suspicion of it. Inspect the tonsils for any significant gross focal changes. If you have bilateral tonsils, and they look grossly similar, you may combine a small sample of each tonsil into one container for flow cytometry. A representative section of the grossly most abnormal part from each tonsil is generally enough.

	If there is a suspicion of ~~other cancer~~, [[ink]] the external surfaces before sectioning.		If there is a suspicion of a tumor, [[ink]] the external surfaces before sectioning, otherwise inking is not needed. {{further\|Tumor}}

	;Example gross report:		;Example gross report:
	{{Grossreport-begin}} one rubbery, ovoid, pink-tan tonsil(s) measuring ____. The mucosal surfaces are unremarkable. On sectioning, the tissue is tan-white and homogenous, with no gross lesions.{{Grossreport-end}}		{{Grossreport-begin}} one rubbery, ovoid, pink-tan tonsil(s) measuring ____. The mucosal surfaces are unremarkable. On sectioning, the tissue is tan-white and homogenous, with no gross lesions.{{Grossreport-end}}
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==Gross processing==
Also evaluate as per potential '''[[lymphoma]]''' if there is a request for that in the referral, or other suspicion of it.

If there is a suspicion of other cancer, [[ink]] the external surfaces before sectioning.

;Example gross report:
{{Grossreport-begin}} one rubbery, ovoid, pink-tan tonsil(s) measuring ____. The mucosal surfaces are unremarkable. On sectioning, the tissue is tan-white and homogenous, with no gross lesions.{{Grossreport-end}}
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