Due to CAP-recommended guidelines for ER, PR, and HER2/neu (including FISH) testing, as much as possible, specimens should be placed in formalin within one hour gross the specimen such that you identify the tumor and submit sections of the tumor for the Friday late processor. If the specimen is still very fresh, then please submit the Gross exam: Measure, weigh specimen and describe orienting sutures. Ink specimen as above; if fragmented, ink each fragment. Describe / measure all lesions, including color / consistency / tumor border (i.e., well circumscribed, irregular, stellate); note presence of necrosis / hemorrhage. specimen, the largest dimension of the invasive carcinoma in the prior specimen should be used for T classification, if known. This also applies if the entire tumor has been removed by prior biopsy. The size of the largest foci in the two specimens should not be added together. fixation and snap-freezing), preferably concomitant with fine-needle aspiration specimens for FISH study of MYCN. A minimum of 100 mg snap-frozen tissue may be necessary for ploidy study by flow cytometry. Such specimens are usually not sufficient for prognostic evaluation histopathologically. 1 References 1. Specimens may be hand delivered to the gross room window AIP Rm 3.124. Specimens may be picked up by a courier or hospital transport and delivered to pathology (see Appendix A for delivery schedule). Specimens for intra-operative frozen sections, Stat or Rush cases MUST be hand delivered and given directly to gross room staff with verbal CAP Approved Gastrointestinal • Colon and Rectum ColonRectum 4.0.0.0 . Surgical Pathology Cancer Case Summary . Protocol posting date: June 2017 . COLON AND RECTUM: Excisional Biopsy (Polypectomy) Note: This case summary is recommended for reporting biopsy specimens, but is not required for accreditation purposes. the american association of pathologists' assistants (the "aapa") hereby authorizes use of the aapa macroscopic examination guidelines: utilization of the cap cancer protocols at the surgical gross bench (the "protocols") solely by pathologists' assistants, pathology residents, and/or pathologists (collectively "laboratory personnel") within the … The following comprehensive table is intended to serve as a general guideline for proper specimen handling from the time it is taken from the patient to the time a completed slide of the specimen is given to a GEN.40100 -Specimen College of American Pathologists Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.40125 - Referral Laboratory Specimen Handling Prior to grossing, always check (1) radiology reports and (2) Epic records. All breast resections for tumor must be triaged and placed in formalin within an hour of receipt, in order to minimize cold ischemic time and preserve antigenicity for receptor status (per CAP guidelines). Toggle. In the February 4, 2021 letter of authorization, CCP is authorized only for patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19 and: 1) are early in the course of their disease, prior to requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation; or 2) have clinical or laboratory evidence of impaired humoral immunity. ANP.11670 "Specimen - Gross Examination" Written instructions or guidelines are readily available in the laboratory for the proper dissection, description, and histologic sampling of various specimen types (e.g. mastectomy, colectomy, hysterectomy, renal biopsy, e