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Posts tagged surgical pathology

Wedge resection of a solitary lung mass

Clinical history A 66-year-old woman presented with a solitary lung mass. Imaging characteristics were suggestive of malignancy. A wedge resection of lung was performed. Pathological Findings Gross examination of the wedge resection specimen showed a three-centimeter well-circumscribed, grey-white friable mass with central necrosis. The mass was sampled for frozen and permanent sections. Microscopic examination revealed [...]

Power Sign-Out

If you just like the sound of that phrase, like I do, check out Dr. Bruce Friemdan’s blog LabSoftNews where he discussed a seminar dedicated to improving surgical pathology workflow. Dr. Friedman is well known in the field of informatics and is part of the inspiration for this blog. He has put together the Lab [...]

Acute appendicitis: a surprising finding

Clinical Presentation A 14-year-old boy with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain which had begun several hours prior in a periumbilical location, then had migrated to the right lower quadrant. Physical examination revealed marked right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness, and a complete blood count was remarkable [...]