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Assistant Prof. @Rutgers_NJMS, trained @BIDMCpath @MGHpathology @MountSinai_Path, BC: Anatomic, Clinical, Molecular Genetic Pathology, T/RT= my own
Nov 7, 2023 15 tweets 7 min read
1) Mini thyroid tutorial on Oncocytic Lesions:

-Originally (until quite recently) termed 'Hurthle Cell Tumors'
-Described By Dr. Askanazy in Geneva in 1989
-Tumors are characterized by abundant eosinophilic (oncocytic) cytoplasm

#pathtwitter #thyroid #surgpath #ENT Image 2) Span benign to malignant conditions (hyperplasia, adenomas, carcinomas) and have numerous features that can cause diagnostic difficulties: Cytologic atypia, mitotic activity, grooves, necrosis, psammoma bodies and others
Nov 16, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
1) Nice illustrative example on a common issue in lung biopsy interpretation. Lung cancers are notorious for presenting with a mixture of patterns as well as invasive and non-invasive components that can make for pitfalls on sampling.

#pathtwitter #pulmpath @smlungpathguy 2) Here is an axial HRCT scan from a lesion - it shows two components - periphery of "ground glass" and a central denser area with a little bit of enhancement.