Mediastinum
General
Grossing
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Topic Completed: 1 December 2012
Minor changes: 4 December 2019
Copyright: 2003-2019, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Gross mediastinum[TI]
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Definition / generalCite this page: Gulwani H. Grossing. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/mediastinumgrossing.html. Accessed January 24th, 2021.
Definition / general
- At least one section of tumor per cm of tumor diameter
- Tumor and adjacent tissue
- Tumor invading adjacent tissue
- Numerous sections of tumor capsule, particularly in areas of apparent disruption
- Margins
- Areas with other pathologic findings
- Other organs or tissues
- References: policies and procedures for surgeons and pathologists regarding resection specimens of thymic malignancy (J Thorac Oncol 2011;6:S1730)
