Handling and pathology reporting of renal tumor specimens

Algaba, F; Trias, I; Scarpelli, M; Boccon-Gibod, L; Kirkali, Z; Van Poppel, Hendrik

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2003.11.026

Handling and pathology reporting of renal tumor specimens

Author:

Algaba, F

Trias, I ; Scarpelli, M ; Boccon-Gibod, L ; Kirkali, Z ; Van Poppel, Hendrik

Keywords:

Humans, Kidney Neoplasms, Medical Records, Specimen Handling, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Urology & Nephrology, kidney, renal cancer, pathology, nephrectomy, renal sampling, cancer protocol, CELL CARCINOMA, PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE, MORCELLATION, NEPHRECTOMY, EXPRESSION, DIAGNOSIS, NEOPLASMS, INVASION, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 3202 Clinical sciences

Abstract:

The gold standard in the treatment of renal tumors is radical or partial nephrectomy. The surgical specimen handling is important since the pathologic features result in clinico-pathologic knowledge that determines prognosis, additional treatment and scientific studies. The correct handling of the specimen by urologists and pathologists becomes very basic in order to enable retrieval of a maximum of information. This protocol aims at standardization of the minimal criteria for handling, cellular subtyping, grading, staging and margin evaluation that must allow the comparison among the different scientific groups.