Do you ink margins of radical nephrectomy specimens? |
Never | 14.9 | 24/161 |
Only when suspicious | 66.5 | 107/161 |
Always | 18.6 | 30/161 |
Do you ink renal parenchyma margins of partial nephrectomy specimens? |
Always | 81.1 | 129/159 |
Depends of gross distance to margin | 17.0 | 27/159 |
Never | 1.9 | 3/159 |
In what percentage do you receive frozen sections from partial nephrectomy specimens? |
Never | 22.4 | 36/161 |
Very rarely (<5%) | 37.9 | 61/161 |
5–10% | 9.9 | 16/161 |
11–25% | 4.3 | 7/161 |
26–50% | 3.7 | 6/161 |
51–75% | 3.7 | 6/161 |
76–100% | 18.0 | 29/161 |
How do you handle intraoperative consultation regarding surgical margins from partial nephrectomy specimens? |
Macroscopic inspection sufficient | 5.8 | 9/155 |
Microscopic section always done | 56.1 | 87/155 |
Microscopic section done only if gross examination not convincing | 16.1 | 25/155 |
Not applicable, intraoperative consultations not done | 21.9 | 34/155 |