Ca Foncello Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Medicine DIPLOMA Approach for Standardized Pathology Assessment of Distal Pancreatectomy Specimens Sanne Lof1, Rushda Rajak2, Frederique L. I. M. Vissers3, Maarten Korrel3, Adrian Bateman2, Johanna Verheij4, Caroline Verbeke5, Ivana Cataldo6, Marc G. Besselink3, Mohammed Abu Hilal1 1Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 2Department of Pathology, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 3Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 4Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 5Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital & University of Oslo, 6Department of Pathology, Ca Foncello Hospital The current study highlights a standardized approach to the macroscopic assessment of distal pancreatectomy specimens for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with special emphasis on the measurement of pancreatic dimensions and those of other organs, inking of margins, measurement of tumor size and proximity to margins, lymph node sampling and block selection.