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This is the same case of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma previously shared here with different sets of images. I got to revisit the case after the physician requested a new set of images for their case

This came from a 4 year old female who presented with headache and gradual blurring of vision. MRI showed a pineal mass. The tumor cells have a round to ovoid, hyperchromatic nuclei with inconspicuous

The number of cases since pandemic have picked up and once in a while I get complicated, and relatively rare interesting cases. When I tag a case as interesting, it really doesn't mean good news for the

Sharing some images of malignant cells and highlighting the common stuff we always look out for. Here's some pics from a gallbladder aspirate suspected to have adenocarcinoma. Just from low power, you

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is poking a needle on the suspected mass and then putting the contents aspirated on the slide for processing and cytology to diagnose. It's not the best method to diagnose

This is a case of a 66 year old male managed as community acquired pneumonia with pleural effusion. Thoracentesis was done and the pleural fluid was sent for cytologic examination. I took these pictures

Microcytic Stromal Tumor is an ovarian stromal tumor with distinctive microcystic appearance (WHO definition at the time of this writing). This was a case of a 53 year old female who complained about a

The specimen came from a 37 year old woman who presented with right sided abdominal pain. Her right ovary and fallopian tube twisted cutting off the blood supply which killed the organ. Red Dot: Fallopian

Sharing some images I got from the thyroid aspirate specimen taken from a 62 year old female. We called this case as malignant based on the overt cytologic clues. Because it's only an aspirate done for

Krukenberg Tumors are malignancies that involve the ovaries from cancers coming from the gastrointestinal system, the most common organ source would be the stomach. Here's a gross look at the ovaries taken

Sharing some learning experience with pap smears. These tests take a swab sample from the cervix to screen for cervical lesions that may manifest the early signs of malignancy. There's plenty of stuff

These tumors are more common in males, smokers, and in the late adulthood. But this specimen came from a old woman, non-smoker in their retirement years. Arises in the parotid gland and a common benign

The following three images are the normal architecture of the thyroid gland and then followed up by a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid tissue is made up follicles containing colloid and lined

Perineural and Lymph Node Invasion in a Gastric Carcinoma Invasion of the perineural and intraneural area signifies poor prognosis and rapid spread towards other organs. Usually, gastric carcinomas are

Showcasing how clear cell carcinomas look across different organs involved. Please note that this is a phenotypic expression where neoplastic cells have a characteristic hyperchromatic central to eccentric

Probably why I learned to like my job more is the fact that I have minimal contact with people on the outside. If you're just in the lab working, you only get to interact with a few set of names most of

Following up with the case I shared about a week ago, these are the slides that came out from those placental nodules. The first images are some sections taken from the grossly normal parts of the specimen.

It's just a guess based on my grossing of the specimen. Placentas usually get discarded after birth but due to diverse cultural belief systems in our area, some folks would request for them for superstitious

Typing this based on how much I remember what I presented recently during our didactics. Hemangioblastoma is a rare case but I had the privilege to get a hold of a slide from another institution for academic

These shots are different compared to the usual slides I show because these sections were processed under frozen section. This means the tissues received arrived fresh and was flash frozen then stained