www.oncopathology.info. Atrophy looks suspicious for adenocarcinoma at first glance. the nuclei are small and hyperchromatic. No prominent nucleoli are seen. Some glands are lined by obviously benign flattened atrophic epithelium. The immunostain for high molecular weight cytokeratin can be helpful in distinguishing between atrophy (fragmented basal cell layer) from atrophic variant of prostatic adenocarcinoma (no [...]
This weekend brings the 2nd annual Midwestern Conference Update in Surgical Pathology to Milwaukee. It’s a three-day, Friday-Sunday affair and I am proud to say that it’s been a great conference thus far. It’s taking place in the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, which serves as a quite high-end venue. Although I am not staying [...]
Informative video on how digital pathology is being used for medical student education at the University of New South Wales.
Perhaps another case making the case for need for second opinions in pathology either internal or external prior to major surgical procedures or medical therapy as the prior post mentions. Have seen this story on a number of sites and with 2.0 technologies others are going to add their opinions such as here. The stories [...]
While I do not like the statement “Pathologists also sometimes miss important findings for other diseases, says Dr. Mark Graber, chief of the medical service at the Northport VA Medical Center in New York”, its context can be found in an article with an amazing story I came across on Lab Soft News with some valid [...]
A couple of weeks ago I posted a case of a 21-year-old young woman who presented with acute liver failure and hemolytic anemia. As suggested by one of the emails we received, this young lady had Wilson’s disease and the combination of liver failure and hemolytic anemia is a giveaway presentation of this rare disease. [...]
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