Hot vs. cold thyroid nodules
Q. Can you please explain the difference between “hot” and “cold” thyroid nodules?
A. “Hot” and “cold” nodules are terms used to describe findings on a a radioactive iodine uptake scan. (more…)
How can you tell if carcinoma is invasive on a Pap smear?
Q. How is it that a cytopathologist can diagnose invasive squamous cell carcinoma on a Pap smear? (more…)
DCIS vs. LCIS
Q. I have a question regarding ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). (more…)
New Anatomic Pathology Book
I’m happy to announce a new book in our Study Guide family: Anatomic Pathology Student Compendium. (more…)
Testicular tumors in 500 words or less
Testicular cancer is the number one cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 35. (more…)
What’s the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic brain infarcts?
Q. I’m studying for boards and came across a point of confusion. (more…)
The 10 most-read posts of 2011
There are some Pathology Student posts that readers seem to turn to over and over.
Where do you see Auer rods?
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…)
Small-cell vs. squamous-cell lung cancer
I received an email yesterday that had questions about a post from a couple years ago – and rather than bury the answers way back in 2009, I thought I’d make a new post. (more…)
The two common types of esophageal carcinoma
Most esophageal carcinomas fall into one of two kinds: adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. (more…)
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