Tumors

Author: Mikael Häggström

By location

Abdomen and pelvis:

• Stomach: Stomach tumor
• Intestine: Intestine with tumor
• Liver: Liver tumor
• Pancreas: Pancreatic tumor
• Kidney: Renal tumor
• Adrenal: Adrenal tumors
• Uterus: Uterine cavity tumor
• Ovary: Ovarian tumor

Other:

• Brain: Brain tumor
• Lung: Lung tumor
• Soft tissue: Soft tissue tumor

By gross appearance

• Lipomatous tumor
  Lipomatous tumor

Comprehensiveness

On this resource, the following formatting is used for comprehensiveness:

• Minimal depth
• (Moderate depth)
• ((Comprehensive))

Gross processing

Gross tumors according to organ and/or tumor type (as per above) whenever possible. In additional to general gross processing guidelines, the following instructions are usually acceptable:

• Identify surgical margins where tumor involvement may be necessary to identify or negate.

• Generally ink such margins.

• Section the specimen so as to get a gross overview of tumor extent.
• {(Take a gross photograph of the tumor.)
• Describe the tumor, minimally by color and consistency (firm/rubbery versus semisolid), and possibly also including diffuse versus well-demarcated.
• Measure tumor dimensions and distances to relevant margins.
• Sampling of generally at least one slice per centimeter of tumor (which for larger tumors may be submitted as 2-3 sections per cassette).

By gross appearance

• Lipomatous tumor
  Lipomatous tumor

Evaluation

The most important aspects of a tumor is whether it is malignant or not, and staging. Further information: Evaluation of suspected malignancies

Main page

• Main page of Patholines