Unoriented skin ellipse grossing - Revision history

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

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	===Related protocols===		===Related protocols===
			*[[Oriented skin ellipse grossing]].

	==References==		==References==

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	*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:
	*Block A1 - tips.		*Block A1 - tips.
	*Block A2 - remainder of specimen.		*Block A2 - remainder of specimen.

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

	Punch biopsies and oriented skin ~~ellipses~~ are dealt with separately.		Punch biopsies and [[oriented skin ellipse]]s are dealt with separately.

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==

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	===Protocol notes===		===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!		*† 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===		===Alternate approaches===

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	*Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].		*Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].
	*Type: unoriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).		*Type: unoriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
	*Inking: resection margin blue.		*Inking: resection margin blue. †
	*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).
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	===Protocol notes===		===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!
	===Alternate approaches===		===Alternate approaches===

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	==Protocol==		==Protocol==
	#Name and patient identifiers on the requisition match the specimen container.		*Name and patient identifiers on the requisition match the specimen container.
	#Specimen labelled as: "[ ]".		*Specimen labelled as: "[ ]".
	#Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].		*Specimen received in: [formalin/fresh].
	#Type: unoriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).		*Type: unoriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
	#Inking: resection margin blue.		*Inking: resection margin blue.
	#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 section and submitted in toto:

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

Punch biopsies and oriented skin ellipses 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: unoriented portion of skin measuring [ ] x [ ] cm (in the plane of surface), by [ ] cm (depth).
#Inking: resection margin blue.
#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 - tips.
*Block A2 - remainder of specimen.

===Protocol notes===
===Alternate approaches===

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

===Related protocols===

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

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