Pathways Case Studies: Dec. 2018
December 2018 — Neuropathology
An 87-year-old man had advanced dementia, presumed to be an Alzheimer’s variant, with atrial fibrillation, cerebellar stroke, and coronary artery disease. He required assistance with ambulation and all activities of daily living. He was transitioned to comfort care and enrolled in hospice after having recurrent falls.



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Matthew (Matt) Ball, D.O. Fellow, Neuropathology Mayo Clinic |
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R. Ross Reichard, M.D. Consultant, Anatomic Pathology Mayo Clinic Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
December 2018 — Anatomic Pathology
A 48-year-old female underwent left partial nephrectomy for renal mass.



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Mira Lotfalla, M.B., B.Ch. Resident, Anatomic Pathology Mayo Clinic |
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John Cheville, M.D. Consultant, Anatomic Pathology Mayo Clinic Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
December 2018 — Surgical Pathology
A 4-day-old girl was found to have a right kidney mass.




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Daniel Rowan, M.D. Fellow, Surgical Pathology Mayo Clinic |
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Loren Herrera Hernandez, M.D. Consultant, Anatomic Pathology Mayo Clinic Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |