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Standardized surgical pathology
reports for major tumor types

(Prepared by members of the Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. From Am J Clin Pathol 100:240-255, 1993, with additions.)

 

A.      Bladder-Biopsy or TURP for carcinoma

B.      Bladder-Partial or radical cystectomy for carcinoma

C.      Breast-Excision in which only benign disease is present

D.      Breast-Excision in which only in situ carcinoma is present

E.      Breast-Excision in which only invasive carcinoma is present

F.      Breast-Excision in which both in situ and invasive carcinoma are present

G.      Esophagus and GE junction-Resection for carcinoma

H.      Kidney-Partial or radical nephrectomy for carcinoma

l.        Large bowel-Colectomy for carcinoma

J.       Larynx--Partial or total laryngectomy for carcinoma

K.      Lip, oral cavity, or oropharynx-Resection for carcinoma

L.      Liver-Hepatectomy for carcinoma

M.     Lung-Pneumonectomy or lobectomy for carcinoma

N.      Ovary-Salpingo-oophorectomy for carcinoma

O.      Penis and distal urethra-Penectomy for carcinoma

P.      Prostate-Radical prostatectomy for carcinoma

Q.      Skin-Resection for melanoma

R.      Stomach-Partial or total gastrectomy for carcinoma

S.      Testis-Orchiectomy for germ cell tumor

T.      Thyroid-Resection for carcinoma

U.      Uterine cervix-Hysterectomy for cervical carcinoma

V.      Uterine corpus-Hysterectomy for endometrial carcinoma

W.     Vulva-Vulvectomy for carcinoma

X.      Whipple resection for pancreatic, biliary, or ampullary carcinoma