Dilemmas for the pathologist in the oncologic assessment of pancreatoduodenectomy specimens An overview of different grossing approaches and the relevance of the histopathological characteristics in the oncologic assessment of pancreatoduodenectomy specimens

• Published in: Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology Vol. 472; no. 4; pp. 533 - 543
• Main Authors: Soer, Eline, Brosens, Lodewijk, van de Vijver, Marc, Dijk, Frederike, van Velthuysen, Marie-Louise, Farina-Sarasqueta, Arantza, Morreau, Hans, Offerhaus, Johan, Koens, Lianne, Verheij, Joanne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pathology; Review and Perspectives; Review and s; Pancreatic ductal carcinoma; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Grossing technique; Surgical pathology

A pancreatoduodenectomy specimen is complex, and there is much debate on how it is best approached by the pathologist. In this review, we provide an overview of topics relevant for current clinical practice in terms of gross dissection, and macro- and microscopic assessment of the pancreatoduodenect...