Male 68 years

Nodule right ear ? KA ? SCC.

Macroscopic description:
Skin ellipse 23 x 8mm with central raised umbilicated lesion 6mm.

Specimen: Skin Biopsy

Male 73 years

Lump in breast noticed 4 weeks earlier. Clinically and radiologically benign.

Macroscopic description:
Wedge of breast tissue 40 x 3.0 x 2.5cm containing an incised soft mass 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0.

Specimen: Cystic mass in breast

Female 53 years

Solitary nodule thyroid. Right lobectomy done.

Macroscopic description:
Thyroid gland with nodule.

Specimen: Thyroid gland

Female 39 years

Uterus and bilateral tubes and ovaries removed for endometriosis. No reason given for bladder biopsy.

Macroscopic description:
Small fragments (all embedded).

Specimen: Bladder biopsy

Male 33 years

?Appendicitis.

Macroscopic description:
An appendix 60mm in length. The serosal surface is roughened.

Specimen: Appendix.

Special stains: AB/PAS DIA20 Chromogranin - Positive

Female 84 years

Bleeding PR - sigmoidoscopy - polyp at 15cms.

Macroscopic description:
Five pale tissue fragments.

Specimen: Rectal biopsy

Female 32 years

Left neck lump.

Macroscopic description:
Tan coloured smooth nodule 47 x 25 x 15mm.

Specimen: Neck lump

Sex unknown age unknown

Papilloma on tip of uvula on long pedicle.

Macroscopic description:
5mm papillary lesion on stalk 1cm in length.

Specimen: Biopsy from uvula

Male 73 years

Fracture neck of femur ? pathological.

Macroscopic description:
Unremarkable femoral head with smooth articular surface 45mm in diameter. The cut surface, patchy grey arcais ? tumour.

Specimen: Left femoral head

Male 40 years

Carcinoma head of pancreas. Whipple's pancreatic duodenectomy.

Macroscopic description:
Firm pale nodular pancreatic head.

Specimen: Block from pancreatic head after Whipple's

Female 76 years

Positive peritoneal cytology Ovarian mass. Slide 238260 - left ovarian tumour. Slide 238265 - peritoneal deposits.

Specimen: Left ovarian tumour.

Macroscopic description:
Left ovary: 20 x 20 x 10 cms. Most encapsulated but also an exophytic portion. On slicing, firm white tumour with possible necrosis.

Male 46 years

Right empyeria very thickened pleura Fibrotic change only?

Specimen: Pleura.

Macroscopic description:
Firm beige trapezoid tissue 6.5in maximum width x 0.5 cm thick