How do you identify mitoses?
Q. How do you identify mitoses in histology slides?
A. Great question. This is something pathologists have to do a lot and nobody really talks about what specifically makes a mitotic figure.
Q. How do you identify mitoses in histology slides?
A. Great question. This is something pathologists have to do a lot and nobody really talks about what specifically makes a mitotic figure.
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Q. A question: why do you call a tumor “well-differentiated” when actually it is the LEAST different from the tissue of origin? Shouldn’t it be “low differentiated?” (more…)
Here’s a long term: leukoerythroblastotic reaction. Despite its length, it’s a pretty good term, because it describes a reactive condition in which you see young red cells (erythroblasts) and young white cells (leuko-) out in the peripheral blood. (more…)
Q. I have multiple myeloma, and I read your post What is an M-spike, and it was excellent contribution which I have been looking for in months. (more…)
One thing that’s hard to get the hang of in pathology is the difference in appearance between chronic and acute inflammation in tissue sections. (more…)
Q. I’m studying for boards and came across a point of confusion. (more…)
Q. In which type of AML do you see the most Auer rods?
A. Auer rods are elongated structures seen in malignant cells of the neutrophil lineage. (more…)
Q. I’m not sure if I can identify leukocytes correctly. Could you give me some tips? Thanks very much.
Q. I just had a quick question for you. Our notes say that a ductus arteriosus allows flow from the pulmonary artery to the aorta, which I knew. (more…)
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