Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses

Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses (SNAS)

- For resection specimens with invasive carcinomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal

sinuses. Mucosal melanoma is included. Lymphomas, neuroectodermal neoplasms, and sarcomas are not included.

Specimen and Surgical Procedure

Specimen, laterality, procedure......................................................

Received......................................................... in formalin/fresh for frozen section

Specimen size (3 dimensions, in cm)............................................ __ x __ x __ cm

Tumor

Tumor site...................................................................................

Tumor size...................................................................................

Tumor focality........................................ unifocal/bilateral/multifocal (specify:___)

Histologic type**..........................................................................

Histologic grade............................................................................

Microscopic tumor extension...........................................................

Lymph-vascular invasion.............................................................. present/absent

Perineural invasion...................................................................... present/absent

Final margins

Cannot be assessed.....................................................................

Distance from invasive carcinoma to nearest margin....................... positive/__mm

Specify location of nearest margin, if possible........................

Distance from carcinoma in situ* to nearest margin#...................... positive/__mm

Specify location of nearest margin, if possible#......................

* Carcinoma in situ includes moderate and severe dysplasia

# Applicable only to squamous cell carcinoma and histologic variants

Lymph Nodes

Regional lymph nodes (involved/examined)...................................... __/__

Size of largest metastatic focus (in cm)........................................... __cm

Extracapsular extension................................................................. present/absent

Pathologic stage........................................................................ pT__N__M__