4 November 2022: Weekly Roundup #103

Here’s what you need to know about PathologyOutlines.com this week:

1. Tip of the Month – November 2022

We have posted a YouTube video highlighting our website features for the November 2022 PathologyOutlines.com Tip of the Month. View it at https://youtu.be/3bJ2gL0N7xs.

2. Curing Cancer Network E-Newsletter

We have posted our most recent Curing Cancer Network (CCN) e-newsletter. Make sure to subscribe to all of our future CCN e-newsletters on our website. You can also text CURINGCANCERNET (no spaces, case insensitive) to 22828 to sign up. It will then ask you for your email address.

3. What’s New in Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology: WHO 5th Edition Updates

We have posted our most recent What’s New in Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology e-newsletter by Erica Kao, M.D. and Jose G. Mantilla, M.D. Make sure to subscribe to all of our future What’s New in Pathology e-newsletters on our website.

4. Pathology Jobs

We made some improvements to our Jobs page:

• The page now hides U.S. states, Canadian provinces, countries and subspecialties with no job ads.
• The Jobs graph has been moved up on the page and now covers up to 7 years.
• The subspecialty map is initially hidden (to take up less space) but can be opened by clicking on the arrow next to Totals, All Subspecialties.
• For database searches, to clear a section, click the Clear Selection button.

5. Pathology Books

Have you written a new book or a new edition of an existing book? Check out our Books page at pathologyoutlines.com/books and make sure your book is listed. We will post it for no charge if it is available through Amazon. Otherwise, the charge is $300 for 5 years. Email ads@pathologyoutlines.com to let us know if you would like your book posted.

4 October 2022: Image Quiz #92

Authors: Laura Warmke, M.D., Jeanne Meis, M.D.

Which of the following special stains is most helpful in diagnosing alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS)?

Select an answer:

A. Colloidal iron

B. GMS

C. PAS with diastase

D. PAS without diastase

E. Warthin-Starry

See the answer

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15 February 2022: Image Quiz #76

Authors: Josephine K. Dermawan, M.D., Ph.D., Karen Fritchie, M.D.

A 54 year old woman presents with a 9.6 cm, well circumscribed, firm mass in the deep soft tissue of the thigh. Histologic sections show ovoid to spindled cells arranged haphazardly around prominent, thin walled, hyalinized, dilated, staghorn type vasculature (see image below). Which of the following is the most sensitive and specific immunohistochemical marker for the diagnosis of this tumor?

Select an answer:

A. Actin

B. BCL2

C. CD34

D. Cytokeratin CAM 5.2

E. STAT6

See the answer

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20 April 2021: Image Quiz #54

Author: Borislav A. Alexiev, M.D.

Which of the following is true about composite hemangioendothelioma?

Select an answer:

A. Harbors WWTR1-CAMTA1 fusions

B. Harbors ZFP36-FOSB fusions

C. HHV8+

D. Typically does not recur after excision

E. Distinguishing from other vascular neoplasms largely lies in finding different histologic vascular patterns within 1 lesion

See the answer

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