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πŸ”¬Happy Monday, Twitterverse! We at the Path dept of AMC want to help educate residents and fellow learners alike to showcase the interesting world of pathology. We will strive to present an unknown case once at least every two weeks. Can you guess the diagnoses?πŸ€” #pathtwitter
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Case #14: for the hemepath-driven folks. This is a bone marrow biopsy. Based on what you see on the H&E, can you guess what the stain is? πŸ€”πŸ”¬ #hemepath #pathology #pathtwitter #medtwitter
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CD138 is correct! The population of plasma cells showed increased ratio of kappa to lambda cells.
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Case #13: chest mass in a patient with history of breast carcinoma. What is the diagnosis? *Hint: the stain is a nuclear stain. πŸ”¬πŸ€”
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Answer: fibromatosis / desmoid tumor
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Stain is beta-catenin.
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Case #12: bladder tumor resection specimen. What is the diagnosis? πŸ€”πŸ”¬ #unknowns #PathTwitter #pathology #GUpath
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Answer: micropapillary urothelial carcinoma πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ
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Case #11: hmmmMMM. I wonder what this skin biopsy from the upper back showed? Clinical DDx included bullous pemphigoid and allergic contact dermatitis. πŸ€”πŸ”¬#pathology #unknowns #PathTwitter #MedTwitter #dermpath
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VZV (varicella zoster stain) was positive in this case!! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ
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Case #10: Classic case of a β€œclassical” case πŸ˜‰. What’s the diagnosis, and what are the four stains? (A, B, C, D) #unknowns #hemepath #pathology Case courtesy of @XiaoyanHuangMD1
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This is classical Hodgkin lymphoma, and the four stains are: PAX5 (A), CD30 (B), CD15 (C), and EBER-ISH (D).
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Case #9: appendectomy specimen. Diagnosis? πŸ€”πŸ”¬ #pathology #unknowns #medtwitter #PathTwitter #GIpath
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Thank you @HwajeongL for this great case! This was a case of granulomatous appendicitis due to delayed appendectomy. Definitely need to exclude bugs in this case, which was done. No bugs seen πŸ›πŸ‘πŸΌ
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Case #8: BCC, next case? What do you think? πŸ€” #itsatrap #unknowns #pathtwitter #Dermpath #pathology
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This is merkel cell carcinoma! CK20 showed nice perinuclear dot-like pattern of staining in the lesional cells.
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Case #7: Benign finding in the epididymus. What is this finding called? πŸ€”πŸ”¬ #beautyinthebenign #pathology #unknowns #MedTwitter
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Good morning everyone! This is called β€œgranular (Paneth-like) change in the epididymal epithelium! Rare and benign! πŸ‘πŸΌ
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Case #6: Two for one special🀩! Can you guess what two diagnoses are represented here in this prostatectomy specimen?πŸ€”πŸ”¬ #PathTwitter #pathology #GUpath #MedTwitter
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This, friends, is urothelial carcinoma involving prostatic ducts on the ⬅️ and prostatic (acinar) adenocarcinoma, 3 3, on the ➑️! Good job, all! 😊😊
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Case #5: colon biopsy from a patient who has been in the hospital for two months due to unrelated reason. Has been having bouts of diarrhea. What is the diagnosis? πŸ€” Case courtesy of @HwajeongL #pathology #GIpath #pathtwitter #MedTwitter
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Good work everyone!!! Pseudomembranous colitis is correct! 😊
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