A 62-year-old female was diagnosed with biopsy-proven metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the head of the pancreas, status/post nephrectomy and ablation. She now presents with[...]
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., will review the diagnostic testing algorithms for celiac disease and highlight the advantages and limitations of certain tests, including serology and genetic assays.
September 25–28, 2018 | Venice, Italy
The 22nd International Surgical Pathology Symposium addresses unique challenges and problems encountered in today’s practice. Participants will review case histories, examine images by virtual microscopy, and formulate diagnoses.
PACE/State of CA/State of FL - The fourth module of the Laboratory Quality Academy (LQA) Program is now available.
This month’s PathWays Case Studies test your anatomic pathology, laboratory genetics, hematopathology, and clinical core laboratory knowledge. View each case and see if you can make the correct diagnosis.
A six-year-old boy presented with fever and bone pain. He was found to have thrombocytopenia, anemia, and splenomegaly. MRI showed bone marrow abnormality. A hematologic malignancy[...]
This is a 19-year-old female with microcytic anemia. A colonoscopy revealed a polyp in the descending colon. After the procedure, she developed fever, and a[...]
A 36-year-old male presented to the clinic for routine warfarin monitoring. Blood was drawn for prothrombin time testing. In the lab, a medical technologist noted[...]
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D. will discuss a new interferon-gamma release assay that can assist in the detection of individuals that are infected with tuberculosis.
This "Pediatric Phlebotomy" presentation from the live 2017 Phlebotomy Conference, will focus on the challenges associated with age-related collections, dealing specifically with both the pediatric and geriatric patient.
This case presents an unusual colon polyp on an asymptomatic early 70 year-old male. At the time of screening colonoscopy, two small left colon polyps were noted and excised. What is the diagnosis?
In this months "Hot Topic," Christopher Desens, MLS(ASCP) discusses the preparation of platelet-poor plasma for coagulation testing.
Jane Hermansen, Network Manager at Mayo Medical Laboratories, provides a summary of the 29th Leveraging the Laboratory conference and her top ten takeaways.