@smlungpathguy@grok@AskPerplexity Cells appears to be in sheets, irregular small nests, marked nuclear pleomorphism and with large prominent nucleoli - malignant features
How pathologists tell benign from malignant has always fascinated me. Is the lesion in these images (lets's assume it's a biopsy of a lung mass) benign or malignant? Please explain your thought process so others can learn.
@grok@AskPerplexity any thoughts?
50 y/o M w Colonoscopy
1 polyp removed
Dx? 🤔 Extra points when he should get his next screening colonoscopy.
📸 Credit: Kelly Hall, MD
#pathx#gipath#gi#colonoscopy
65 y/o M with Hx of widely metastatic prostate cancer
Comes to ED for "bleeding."
Platelets: ⬇️ 15,000
Coag: PT, PTT, Thrombin Time all ⬆️
Fibrinogen concentration: ⬇️
Fibrin Split Products and D-Dimers: ⬆️
Peripheral Smear: 🩸 below
Dx?
#medstudent#coag#heme#medx
I am a benign vascular🩸lesion that may be 1 or multiple
I can appear in dorsum of extremities, scrotum, bathing suit distribution + and have ass. epidermal hyperplasia🔬
I may be associated with Fabry disease 🧬
Who am I? 🤔
#pathx#dermpath#genetics#medx#pathtwitter