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 [...]
Welcome back to the Parasite Case of the Week! I post a new case every Monday, along with the answer to the previous week’s case. Here is our new case for this week. The following worm was an incidental finding during routine screening colonoscopy in a patient from the Philippines. It measures approximately 4 cm [...]
Parasite Case of the Week 9 can be viewed HERE. Answer: This is a classic example of a Dipylidium caninum proglottid. Note the pores on either side of the proglottid (hence the name “double-pored dog tapeworm). Congratulations to Kenneth and colleagues who got this one correct! Within the proglottid, you can observe numerous immature egg [...]
Welcome back to the Parasite Case of the Week! I post a new case every Monday, along with the answer to the previous week’s case. Here is our new case for this week. It is a bit more straight-forward than last week’s case: The following object was identified in the diaper of an infant by [...]
A common theme among neurodegenerative diseases is that there is a some kind of “nucleating protein” which aggregates within specific areas of the brain. There is debate as to whether the aggregates cause disease, or are simply an attempt by brain cells to sequester bad proteins. If the former is true, then therapy should be [...]
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