Pathways – Anatomic Pathology

A 17 year-old male with history of DICER1 syndrome and prior resection of a benign multicystic kidney at age 2 presents with ultrasound finding of[...]

Elderly female with biopsy proven metastatic adenocarcinoma arising in the cecum. Past medical history is non-contributory. The patient underwent neoadjuvant therapy, with mixed response, prior[...]

68-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with complaints of progressive right-sided weakness and word finding difficulty for the previous 4 days. A computerized[...]

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for February include the following sub-specialties: Anatomic Pathology, Cytopathology, Clinical Microbiology, Gastroenterology, Hematopathology, Infectious Disease, and Laboratory Genetics & Genomics

A 65-year-old man with history of treated anal intraepithelial neoplasia presents with new-onset diarrhea. A Papanicolaou-stained anal smear was performed for follow-up cancer screening. Nicholas[...]

78 year old man with new onset bilateral shoulder/neck pain and weakness, jaw pain exacerbated by chewing, and odynophagia with both solids and liquids. A[...]

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for January include the following sub-specialties: bone and soft tissue, cellular therapy, laboratory genetics and genomics, and pulmonary

A 27-year-old man underwent amputation of the right fourth toe for a soft tissue mass. Kyriakos Chatzopoulos, M.D.Resident, Anatomic and Clinical PathologyMayo Clinic Andrew Folpe,[...]

This is a surgical pathology case of a 70-year-old woman with multiple bilateral relatively stable lung nodules and history of metastatic leiomyosarcoma of Mullerian origin[...]

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for December include the following sub-specialties: Biochemical Genetics, Bone and Soft Tissue, Dermatopathology, and Genitourinary.

A 12 week old boy presented with a 6 cm heterogeneous solid mass with cystic change, involving the mid/lower pole of the right kidney. Grossly,[...]

A 29 year old female presents with large, painless right abdominal wall mass. The mass was excised, and microscopic evaluation demonstrated an infiltrative spindle cell[...]

A 7-year old boy presented with growing skin lesion on the back. Chady Meroueh, M.D.Fellow, Clinical Informatics Mayo Clinic Thomas Flotte, M.D.Consultant, Anatomic PathologyMayo ClinicProfessor[...]