An organized workspace with a space for all needed tools or materials for jobs done at the station readily allows one to identify when something is missing or out of place.
Solid areas of the tumor are formed by different proportions of epidermoid (squamous) cells (red arrow), mucus cells (green arrow) and intermediate cells (yellow arrow) (histopathology, H&E stain, 10x).
44 year old woman with 0.8 cm nodule on her back. Scanning magnification shows a nodular melanocytic proliferation with minimal junctional component (2x).
Leiomyosarcoma of the vulva, morphologically low grade, with moderately atypical, round to cigar shaped nuclei with focally prominent nucleoli (400x). Mitoses are rare (1 – 2 per 10 high power fields) and necrosis is absent.
Cytomorphologically, lesional cells are highly bizarre and atypical, with marked pleomorphism in size and shape, abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, occasional multinucleation and numerous mitotic figures, including atypical forms (H&E, 200x).
Bone marrow biopsy from a patient with aCML showing markedly hypercellular bone marrow with markedly increased neutrophils and myeloid precursors and mild dysmegakarypoiesis with no increase in blasts.
For desktop / tablet, you can either use the Google search bar in the upper right corner or visit PathologyOutlines.com and then scroll down to where the 59 chapters are listed, as demonstrated below.
For mobile, visit PathologyOutlines.com, click on “Chapters by Subspecialty” (as demonstrated below) and then click on the subspecialty, chapter and topic.
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Ovarian fibroma: the cut surface reveals a dense white mass within the ovary (left); outer surface of the fibroma is smooth and lightly vascularized (right).
Histologic sections showing cysts, nests and cords in a paisley or tadpole shaped pattern. No cytologic atypia or mitotic figures are seen (H&E, original magnification 100x).
For desktop / tablet, you can either use the Google search bar in the upper right corner or visit PathologyOutlines.com and then scroll down to where the 60 chapters are listed, as demonstrated below.
For mobile, visit PathologyOutlines.com, click on “Chapters by Subspecialty” (as demonstrated below) and then click on the subspecialty, chapter and topic.
For any device you can use your favorite browser and type in PathologyOutlines.com in addition to the search term.
Cheek biopsy: trichoepithelioma with prominent keratin cyst formation. Note the bland cytologic features, cellular stroma and lack of epithelial stromal clefting (H&E, 100x magnification).
For desktop / tablet, you can either use the Google search bar in the upper right corner or visit PathologyOutlines.com and then scroll down to where the 61 chapters are listed, as demonstrated below.
For mobile, visit PathologyOutlines.com, click on “Chapters by Subspecialty” (as demonstrated below) and then click on the subspecialty, chapter and topic.
For any device you can use your favorite browser and type in PathologyOutlines.com in addition to the search term.
An elderly man presents to the dermatology clinic with a flesh colored papule over the lateral cheek without arborizing vessels or crust. Biopsy is shown. What is the most likely diagnosis?