Parasite Case of the Week can be viewed HERE. Answer: Echinococcus multilocularis This is a difficult case, especially for those that are not used to looking at tissue sections. The history of a rapidly growing liver mass helps in formulating a differential diagnosis, and as one of the readers pointed out, Entamoeba histolytica must also [...]
Many time while reporting prostate needle biopsy, we come across features, which are suspicious for malignancy, but hinder a definitive diagnosis of carcinoma, because of concern about over diagnosis. These are the cases, which are labelled as ASAP–atypical small acinar proliferation. Diagnostic criteria for ASAP and its clinical significance is discussed at www.oncopathology.blogspot.com
The following is a section of a large invasive liver mass from a farmer and hunter in the Midwestern U.S. He reports no travel history outside of the U.S. Identification?
Parasite Case of the Week 7 can be found HERE. Here are the answers to Parasite Case of the Week 7: Identification? Leishmaniasis. This is a classic history for cutaneous manifestations of this disease. What is seen is the amastigote stage of this parasite. They live inside of macrophages, and range from 2-5 micrometers in [...]
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