Because nail anatomy is hard! ...and a bonus #pathology of subungual epidermoid inclusions-onycholemmal cysts. Thought to arise 2/2 trauma. Found emanating from distal nail matrix and/or nail bed, filled with concentric keratin, have absent granular layer. #dermpath#SilviPearls
For all #dermpath lovers there, if you are fan of Elston book mnemonics, remember “here comes big green leafy veggies “ for PEH with Intraepidermal neutrophilic microabscess. Now female 30s, lesion on nose. Clinical r/o sarcoidosis. Case shared by my friend J-P Cai, MD. Thoughts?
Monday morning tweet :)
Nephrogenic adenoma/metaplasia:
*incidental finding in bladder
* papillary-polyploid or flat columnar cell layer lined mass
*renal origin
Staining pattern in comments with a Question!
#gupath#gupathologistinthemaking#PathTwitter#GU#uhcmc#Renal
The "Horribly Treacherous" world of Salivary Gland Cytopath. I have seen it happen at least half a dozen times. "Submandibular Gland" FNA in pt with a known h/o uterine cervical Squamous Cell CA. OSH called it "Met SQCC". Resection --> Retention cyst with squamous metaplasia.
Crystalloids or not, it’s always easy to miss this sneaky foamy variant of prostatic adenocarcinoma. Won’t miss it next time. 😊
IHC: Basal Cell Markers=Negative
p63: Nuclear staining
34BetaE12: membranous staining
#pgy1post#futureGUpathologist#gupath
Hello Twitter from the sun and mountains in Denver! 🌄I'm sharing some photos from my collection. How would you stage this breast cancer? #BreastPath#pathology#Histology#PathTwitter
87 y/o. Japanese, Male. Superficial protuberant tumor of the soft palate. What’s your Dx? What kinds of IHC are needed ? #entpath#SurgPath#PathTeewtAward
Dear #GIPath enthusiasts ,Fem on late 30's ,duodenal bx sent as suspected atrophy ,r/o CD.
2 sets of pics, what do you say about this villous atrophy w/o increased IEL.
I know you will want clinical info ,I do too 😞
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Today was a great day - officially done with exams and on to the big leagues next! Sending positive vibes to everyone studying for shelves, STEPs, COMLEX, and boards!
As the saying goes, anything worth having is worth the struggle. So dig deep. You’ve got this.