Abstract
An esophagogastrectomy is a surgical procedure that is performed for treatment of confirmed localized esophageal and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma. Proper macroscopic assessment and cut-up technique is essential to ensure that the overall assessment is correct and reproducible. Here, we describe a standard for macroscopic assessment and dissection to be used for routine handling of esophagogastrectomy specimens in the clinical laboratory.
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Allanson, B.M., Kumarasinghe, M.P. (2018). Processing of Surgical Specimen (Esophagogastrectomy) for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. In: Lam, A. (eds) Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1756. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7734-5_8
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