Testis & epididymis
General
Grossing
Author: Swapnil U. Rane, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 November 2013
Minor changes: 8 September 2020
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PubMed Search: Orchiectomy [title] specimens
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Definition / generalCite this page: Rane S. Grossing. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/testisgrossing.html. Accessed December 3rd, 2021.
Definition / general
- Spermatic cord margin (sample before cut into tumor since contamination is a common problem, Mod Pathol 1996;9:762)
- Tumor (1 section per cm, representing all grossly different features)
- Tumor and tunica
- Tumor and hilum (site of extratesticular extension in > 90%, Am J Clin Pathol 1999;111:534)
- Tumor and normal testis
- Normal testis
- Epididymis
