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Urinary Bladder - TURBT (SUBLT)


- For biopsies and transurethral resections with carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Specimen and Surgical Procedure

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

Tumor

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

Histologic type..............................................................................

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

Muscularis propria adequacy...........................present/absent/cannot be determined

Tumor extension...........................................................

Lymphovascular invasion.............................................................. present/absent


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Response Options to "Microscopic tumor extension"

___ Cannot be assessed

___ Noninvasive papillary carcinoma 

___ Flat carcinoma in situ 

___ Tumor invades lamina propria (subepithelial connective tissue)

___ Tumor invades muscularis propria (detrusor muscle)

___ Urothelial carcinoma involving prostatic urethra in prostatic chips sampled by TURBT

___ Urothelial carcinoma involving prostatic ducts and acini in prostatic chips sampled by TURBT

___ Urothelial carcinoma invasive into prostatic stroma in prostatic chips sampled by TURBT


(CAP Approved Genitourinary Urinary Bladder 4.0.0.0)


Urinary Bladder - Cystectomy (SUBLR)

- For resection specimens with carcinoma of the urinary bladder. (Note: A cystoprostatectomy specimen may contain three separate primaries: carcinoma of the urinary bladder, carcinoma of the prostate and carcinoma of the urethra. Depending on the pathology in a given case, the number of protocols to be used in a cystoprostatectomy specimen will vary.)

Specimen and Surgical Procedure

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

Lymph nodes submitted and/or identified in the specimen................... yes/no

Tumor

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

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

Histologic type..............................................................................

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

Tumor extension…………………...........................................................

Lymphovascular invasion.............................................................. present/absent

       

Final margins

Right proximal ureteral margin*..................................................... positive/negative

Left proximal ureteral margin*....................................................... positive/negative Distal urethral margin*................................................................. positive/negative

Deep soft tissue margin................................................................ positive/negative

Other margin(s) (if applicable, specify)........................................... positive/negative

*if carcinoma in situ/noninvasive high-grade/noninvasive low-grade urothelial carcinoma is identified at the margin, this MUST be specified

Note: For partial cystectomies, if the specimen is received unoriented precluding identification of specific margins, it should be denoted here.

Lymph Nodes

Regional lymph nodes involved......................................... __

Regional lymph nodes examined....................................... __


Pathologic stage (AJCC 8th ed.).................................................. pT__N__M__


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