Current Concepts in the Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Tumors by Costantino Errani, Francesco Traina, Fabrizio Perna, Carlotta Calamelli, Cesare Faldini

“…The choice of biopsy depends on the size, the location of the lesion, and the experience of the pathologist.…”
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Steatocystoma Multiplex: “Keep me in your Differentials” by Sudha Sharma, V. Anish Chandran, Praveen Kumar Shukla, Ajay Kumar

“…Histopathologic features are characteristic and should be known to the pathologist, to differentiate from other common causes of skin nodules. …”
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Barrett's Esophagus and Adenocarcinoma by Z.W. Li, A.B.R. Thomson

“…Individual cases of high grade dysplasia should be independently confirmed by another pathologist familiar with dysplasia grading. Esophagectomy should be recommended for those patients with high grade dysplasia whose risk for surgery is outweighed by the possible presence or development of cancer.…”
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ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting by Nicholas Figaro, Rickhi Ramoutar, Rodolfo Arozarena, Dawn Meyers, Solaiman Juman

“…The morphological diversity with which its anaplastic cells confer make the diagnosis of this hematological entity extremely challenging to the pathologist in a resource poor setting. We present a case of a 35-year-old male with a nasopharyngeal mass and cervical lymphadenopathy and the adversities faced by out otolaryngology department with obtaining the diagnosis of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma.…”
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Colorectal Serrated Neoplasia: An Institutional 12-Year Review Highlights the Impact of a Screening Programme by A. J. McCarthy, S. M. O’Reilly, J. Shanley, R. Geraghty, E. J. Ryan, G. Cullen, K. Sheahan

“…All available and suitable slides were reviewed by one pathologist, who was blinded to the original diagnosis and the site of the polyp. …”
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Mosaic Disease of St. Augustinegrass Caused by Sugarcane Mosaic Virus by Phil Harmon

“…In the 10 years prior to 2013, less than 5 samples with mild symptoms were brought to the attention of the extension turfgrass pathologist. But in September 2013, an outbreak of the disease occurred in Pinellas County. …”
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A true malignant mixed tumour of the parotid gland by Ayesha McLennan-Dalal, Efstathia Kyrodimou, Sarah L. Saunders, Syed Ali Khurram, Andrew S. McLennan

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Mosaic Disease of St. Augustinegrass Caused by Sugarcane Mosaic Virus by Phil Harmon

“…In the 10 years prior to 2013, less than 5 samples with mild symptoms were brought to the attention of the extension turfgrass pathologist. But in September 2013, an outbreak of the disease occurred in Pinellas County. …”
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Urinary Aspergillosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) by Mayara Gabriele Toledo, Hugo Rodrigues Alves, Isadora Cambruzzi, Laís Lopes Pires, Mariana Rossi, Ana Carolina Gonçalves Brito, Andrea D’Avila Freitas, Natalia Chilinque Zambão da Silva

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Vulva Fibroadenoma Associated with Lactating Adenoma in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Female by C. C. Anunobi, F. J. N. Obiajulu, A. A. F. Banjo, A. O. E. Okonkwo

“…To raise the awareness of lactating vulva ectopic breast lesion among clinicians and pathologists. Case Report. We present a case of vulva fibroadenoma associated with lactating adenoma in a 26-year-old Nigerian female. …”
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Biopsy with the New Essen Biopsy Forceps by Peter G. Traine, Katharina J. E. Schedler, Mariuccia G. S. Brusa, Eduardo B. Rodrigues

“…The specimens were then submitted to a pathologist and processed. Histopathology of the obtained specimen confirmed the diagnostic suspicion of choroid melanoma in both patients. …”
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck by Vivek V. Gurudutt, Eric M. Genden

“…Making the diagnosis relies on the acumen of the clinician and pathologist. Various pathologic subtypes exist and differ in histology and prognosis. …”
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Diagnostic utility of LMO2 immunohistochemistry in distinguishing T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma from thymoma by Divya Bansal, Sunil Pasricha, Gurudutt Gupta, Anila Sharma, Garima Durga, Meenakshi Kamboj, Anurag Mehta

“…Distinguishing T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL/T-LBL) from thymomas (especially B1 or B2 type) can be challenging particularly in limited trucut biopsy material where appreciating architecture is difficult or the background epithelial component does not provide tangible evidence for definite diagnosis. As a pathologist, it is important to accurately diagnose these neoplasms because they have entirely distinct management protocols. …”
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Ancillary Testing in Lung Cancer Diagnosis by William Dubinski, Natasha B. Leighl, Ming-Sound Tsao, David M. Hwang

“…With the emergence of new targeted therapies, the pathologist is called upon increasingly to provide not only accurate typing of lung cancers, but also to provide prognostic and predictive information, based on a growing number of ancillary tests, that may have significant impact on patient management. …”
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Utility of pattern-based approach to skin biopsies in pediatric non-infectious inflammatory diseases: a review of 140 cases by Neha Singh, Suravi Mohanty, Rajalakshmi Tirumalae

“…Effective communication between the clinician and the pathologist and thorough clinical correlation enhances the value of the skin biopsies…”
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Synchronous Occurrence of Primary Breast Carcinoma and Primary Colon Adenocarcinoma by Gurkan Yetkin, Fevzi Celayir, Ismail Ethem Akgun, Ramazan Ucak

“…In the multidisciplinary council consisting of oncologist, pathologist, radiologist, and general surgery specialist, it was decided to perform breast operation first and then colon operation, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Reporting a Rare Case of Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Breast by Tahere Khamechian, Javad Alizargar, Tahere Mazoochi

“…After an excisional biopsy, the pathologist found proliferation in epithelial and myoepithelial cells that had small and multiple nuclei, myxoid and chondroid stroma. …”
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Feasibility of rabbit auricular VX2 tumor model as an experimental model for intra-arterial embolization. by Woosun Choi, Byung Kook Kwak, Jisung Jung, Serah Park, Soon Auck Hong, Sang Lim Choi

“…The animals were sacrificed thereafter, and histologic analysis was conducted by a pathologist. Tumors did not grow in 3/24 auricles of 12 rabbits used in the experiment, and one rabbit died during anesthesia for an ultrasonographic examination. …”
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Quantifying Potential Error in Painting Breast Excision Specimens by Thomas Fysh, Alex Boddy, Amy Godden

“…Margins are ascribed to breast specimens such that six faces are identifiable to the pathologist, a process that may be prone to error at several stages. …”
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PseudoCell: Hard Negative Mining as Pseudo Labeling for Deep Learning-Based Centroblast Cell Detection by Narongrid Seesawad, Piyalitt Ittichaiwong, Thapanun Sudhawiyangkul, Phattarapong Sawangjai, Peti Thuwajit, Paisarn Boonsakan, Supasan Sripodok, Kanyakorn Veerakanjana, Komgrid Charngkaew, Ananya Pongpaibul, Napat Angkathunyakul, Narit Hnoohom, Sumeth Yuenyong, Chanitra Thuwajit, Theerawit Wilaiprasitporn

“…However, these models often require pathologists to identify centroblasts and manually provide refined labels for model optimization. …”
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