How grossing affects our lives as residents

MJ CardinB Xu

P Fiset

Gross description

• Specimen received fresh (we hope) from Second Cup

• Labeled as almond cookie

• Unoriented

Gross description

• Specimen consists of a breast-like baked good with depressed nipple-like cherry filling

• It was not weighed or measured (did not want to put food in the lab)

• It was not inked (although dipping in coffee would have been good)

Specimen was serially sectioned…

using the breast dissection JGH technique

Gross description

• Specimen was submitted in toto for gastric processing in three residents labelled MJC, PF and BX

• It was soft, chewy, pink, round and almond flavoured

• Gross description only

Diagnosis

• Cookie, Second Cup purchase:– Almond flavoured breast-like cookie– Very yummy