Case 4-2 LOCATION: Inpatient, Hospital PATIENT: Beverly Hill ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: Gary Sanchez, MD SURGEON: Gary Sanchez, MD PATHOLOGIST: Grey Lonewolf, MD CLINICAL HISTORY: Mass left atrium. SPECIMEN RECEIVED: Myxoma—left atrium with FS. GROSS DESCRIPTION: The specimen is labeled with the patient’s name and “left atrial myxoma,” and consists of a 4 × 2 × 2 cm ovoid mass with a partially calcified hemorrhagic white-tan tissue. INTRAOPERATIVE FROZEN SECTION DIAGNOSIS: Myxoma, per Dr. Lonewolf. MICROSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS: Sections show a well-circumscribed mass consisting of fibromyxoid tissue showing numerous vascular channels. Areas of superficial ulceration and chronic inflammatory infiltrate are noted. Areas of calcification are also present. DIAGNOSIS: Myxoma, benign, left atrium. CPT Code(s):____________________________________ ICD-10-CM Code(s): ______________________________ Abstracting Questions: 1. The Specimen Received section indicates “FS.” What does FS stand for? 2. Is the intraoperative FS reported separately?
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