A 59 year-old male with a 4 cm cerebral mass
A 59 year-old male presents with severe headaches and fatigue of several months’ duration. A 4 cm, poorly-defined, necrotic left cerebral mass is found on CT and is subsequently biopsied.
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Embolus vs. thrombus
Here are a few very good questions about CNS infarcts. There are two types of CNS infarcts: red (hemorrhagic) and pale (ischemic). (more…)
Female reproductive pathology quiz
Here’s a little quiz on female reproductive (and breast) pathology. Answers and explanations are posted at the bottom. (more…)
Test yourself on heart pathology with this multiple choice question
See if you can solve this before scrolling down to see the answer and explanation!
A 20-year-old male died suddenly and unexpectedly while playing basketball. (more…)
BOOP
Q. I wonder if you could help me a bit with an unusual case of pneumonia. Our patient is a 56-year-old male with who woke up one morning with dyspnea, fever and chest pain. (more…)
How much do you know about Paget disease?
Here is a question to get you thinking about bone pathology.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding osteitis deformans? (more…)
Why is there hyperpigmentation in Addison disease?
Q. How come patients with Addison disease have hyperpigmented skin? (more…)
Desmoid tumor: benign but nasty
Desmoid tumor, also called deep-seated fibromatosis, is a benign tumor that is nonetheless a nasty beast. (more…)
Mastocytosis
Mastocytosis is actually a spectrum of rare disorders, all of which are characterized by – not surprisingly – an increase in mast cells. (more…)
Henoch-Schonlein purpura: the disease you never really learned about
Sometimes in pathology, you hear the name of a disease over and over, but somehow you never really learn about it. (more…)
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