#Week21#AP 50 YOF with a known history of neurofibromatosis type 1 and a number of previously resected neurofibromas, presented with an enlarging right flank mass. CT demonstrated a cystic mass measuring 7.4 cm within the right abdominal wall with areas of calcification.
ABPath announced today that all future Primary and Subspecialty exams will be administered exclusively at commercial testing centers. Read the full announcement at bit.ly/3j6DCVA#pathology#pathboards
Pleomorphic Liposarcoma in an older man presenting as a thigh mass. Highly pleomorphic spindle cells with abundant atypical mitotic figures and multivacuolated atypical lipoblasts. Areas with necrosis and myxoid material are present. MDM2 FISH test is negative for amplification.
Not only our trainees! Our faculty are also showing a strong presence in poster sessions at #USCAP2021
#9. Dr. Karunamurthy @ariv2013 is presenting an abstract on tumor mutation burden and UV molecular signature characteristics of Desmoplastic melanoma in comparison with MPNST
We are starting a series of tweets featuring our trainees and attendings presenting at #USCAP2021. Take some time to visit their presentations! Our current #BSTPath fellow @BruceLeckeyJr Dr. Bruce Leckey is presenting two abstracts as posters on Monday from 5:15 pm-6:15 pm.
Our new contribution to #PediPath and #BSTPath EWSR1-ATF1 Fusion in a Myoepithelial Carcinoma of Soft Tissue With Small Round Cell Morphology: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall - Bruce D Leckey, Ivy John, Miguel Reyes-Múgica, Rana Naous, 2021 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Please join @UPMCPath for a virtual Open House on Thursday, October 8, 6:30-7:15 pm EDT, hosted by program leadership and current residents. There will be space for 30 interested applicants in this session. Use the following link to register: surveymonkey.com/r/UPMC_Path…#PathMatch21
We are thrilled to launch the Twitter account for the @UPMC Pathology Residency and Fellowship Program. Based in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA. UPMC currently trains 27 path residents, 14 fellows, & 5 clinical instructors. We offer 12 fellowship programs & 3 clinical instructorships.
1/2 A tale of a “good boy gone rogue”
Chest wall mass in a young Male with Neurofibromatosis.
1: Gross image
2-4: Microscopic images showing areas of Plexiform neurofibroma with modular configuration comprising nerves and splayed apart collagen fibres (shredded carrots)
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