Oriented skin ellipse grossing - Revision history

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	*[[Unoriented skin ellipses]].		*[[Unoriented skin ellipses]].
			*[[Grossing separately received oriented margins for a skin ellipse]].

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			*[[Unoriented skin ellipses]].

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The article deals with small '''oriented skin ellipse grossing'''.

Punch biopsies and [[unoriented skin ellipse]]s are dealt with separately.

==Introduction==
These specimens are very common.

==Protocol==
*Name and patient identifiers on the requisition match the specimen container.
*Specimen labelled as: "[ ]".
*Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].
*Type: oriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
*Orientation: [long lateral, short superior].
*Inking: resection margin blue [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal] and green [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal]. †
*Lesion: [ brown ] colour, [ diffuse / patchy] with a [ regular / irregular ] border.
*Lesion dimensions: [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
*Margins: [ ] peripheral cm, [ ] deep cm.

Serially section and submitted in toto:
*Block A1 - tip [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal].
*Block A2-A(X-1) - remainder of specimen.
*Block AX - tip [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal].

===Protocol notes===
*† One should avoid ''black ink'' if there is any suspicion of melanoma or if the lesion is pigmented. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!
**In general, green and blue are the preferred [[marking ink]] colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3|312}}</ref>

===Alternate approaches===

==See also==
*[[Dermatopathology]].

===Related protocols===

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

[[Category:Dermatopathology]]
[[Category:Gross pathology]]

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	*Specimen labelled as: "[ ]".		*Specimen labelled as: "[ ]".
	*Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].		*Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].
	*Type: oriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).		*Type: oriented portion of skin measuring [ ] cm [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/anterior/posterior/proximal/distal] x [ ] cm [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/anterior/posterior/proximal/distal] (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
	*Orientation: [long lateral, short superior].		*Orientation: [long lateral, short superior].
	*Inking: resection margin blue [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal] and green [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal]. †		*Inking: resection margin blue [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/anterior/posterior/proximal/distal] and green [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/anterior/posterior/proximal/distal]. †
	*Lesion: [ brown ] colour, [ diffuse / patchy] with a [ regular / irregular ] border.		*Lesion: [ brown ] colour, [ diffuse / patchy] with a [ regular / irregular ] border.
	*Lesion dimensions: [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).		*Lesion dimensions: [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
	*Margins: [ ] peripheral cm, [ ] deep cm.		*Margins: [ ] peripheral cm, [ ] deep cm.

	Serially ~~section~~ and submitted in toto:		Serially sectioned with cuts perpendicular to the long axis and submitted in toto:
	*Block A1 - tip [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal].		*Block A1 - tip [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/anterior/posterior/proximal/distal].
	*Block A2-A(X-1) - remainder of specimen.		*Block A2-A(X-1) - remainder of specimen.
	*Block AX - tip [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/proximal/distal].		*Block AX - tip [lateral/medial/left/right/superior/inferior/anterior/posterior/proximal/distal].

	===Protocol notes===		===Protocol notes===