Massive Multinodular Head and Neck Recurrence of Parotid Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma: A Case Report by Pierre Philouze, Nicolas Sigaux, Anne Frédérique Manichon, Jean-Christian Pignat, Marc Poupart

“…Excision by transmandibular approach was performed. The pathologist found a multinodular recurrent pleomorphic adenoma without criteria of malignancy. …”
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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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Antral Brushings and Biopsies for Gastric Campylobacter pylori: A Comparative Study of a Rapid Urease Test, Culture and Histology by Howard M. Estrin, Medhat O. Hassan, Howard S. Carr, Steven J. Czinn

“…This test is rapid, easy, sensitive and inexpensive. If a pathologist is available, the addition of histologic review for C pylori in combination with the brush urease test, will identify virtually all patients with C pylori without the need for culturing this fastidious organism.…”
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The Implications of Liver Biopsy Results in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Being Treated with Ruxolitinib by Douglas Tremblay, Juan Putra, Alexander Vogel, Adam Winters, Ronald Hoffman, Thomas D. Schiano, Maria Isabel Fiel, John O. Mascarenhas

“…Relevant histologic images of liver biopsies were reviewed by an experienced liver pathologist and reported to a multidisciplinary team including hepatology and hematology. …”
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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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Simulators of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: Diagnostic Challenges on Small Biopsies and Clinicopathological Correlation by Kong-Bing Tan, Sze-Hwa Tan, Derrick Chen-Wee Aw, Huma Jaffar, Thiam-Chye Lim, Shu-Jin Lee, Yoke-Sun Lee

“…Diagnostic challenges may occasionally arise, especially in the setting of small punch biopsies or superficial shave biopsies, where only part of the lesion may be assessable by the pathologist. Benign mimics of SCC include pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, eccrine squamous syringometaplasia, inverted follicular keratosis, and keratoacanthoma, while malignant mimics of SCC include basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, and metastatic carcinoma. …”
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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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An Unusual Extremely Distant Noncommunicating Uterine Horn with Myoma and Adenomyosis Treated with Laparoscopic Hemihysterectomy by Michele Morelli, Roberta Venturella, Rita Mocciaro, Daniela Lico, Fulvio Zullo

“…Nevertheless, laparoscopic right hemihysterectomy was successfully performed and right horn was sent to our pathologist who recognized hypotrophic endometrium and adenomyosis.…”
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Color Standardization Method and System for Whole Slide Imaging Based on Spectral Sensing by Shinsuke Tani, Yasuhiro Fukunaga, Saori Shimizu, Munenori Fukunishi, Kensuke Ishii, Kosei Tamiya

“…In the field of whole slide imaging, the imaging device or staining process cause color variations for each slide that affect the result of image analysis made by pathologist. In order to stabilize the analysis, we developed a color standardization method and system as described below: 1) Color standardization method based on RGB imaging and multi spectral sensing, which utilize less band (16 bands) than conventional method (60 bands), 2) High speed spectral sensing module. …”
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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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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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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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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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Axillary Metastasis from an Occult Tubal Serous Carcinoma in a Patient with Ipsilateral Breast Carcinoma: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall by Chantal Atallah, Gulbeyaz Altinel, Lili Fu, Jocelyne Arseneau, Atilla Omeroglu

“…As the therapeutic implications differ, it is important for the pathologist to critically assess axillary lymph node metastases, even in patients with a past history of ipsilateral breast carcinoma and no other known primary tumors.…”
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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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Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Metastatic to the Stomach: A Case Report by Philippe Nabbout, James Furr, Murugan Paari, Gennady Slobodov

“…Both the urologist and the pathologist need to have a high index of suspicion for PUC whenever they encounter unusual clinical and/or pathological findings.…”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis with Associated Common, Uncommon, and Atypical Morphological Features on Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology in Nonendemic Region by Harish Chandra, Smita Chandra, Rajeev Mohan Kaushik

“…These features will guide the pathologist for vigilant search of LD bodies in the marrow for definite diagnosis and thus will also be helpful in preventing unnecessary workups.…”
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