There is an interesting article in this month's AMA Journal of Ethics by Drs. Crane and Gardner on the use of pathology images in social media. The authors introduce the article in their abstract as "There is a rising interest in the use of...

Excellent blog at cancer.net by Dr. Nassar, a professor of pathology at Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville.  Aziza and I were residents together and worked together at Mayo Clinic -Rochester.  She has always been a strong patient advocate, always...

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Vista, CA – June 30, 2016 — Leica Biosystems, a global leader in automation and workflow solutions for anatomic pathology, announced the integration of Leica Biosystems CEREBRO Sample Tracking System with Psyche Systems’s WindoPath and...

What really happens to your surgical specimen? It is one of the most frightening events in a person’s life… an unusual lump that needs to come out. You visit your primary care physician. He refers you to a “specialist” who will remove...

In my first year as a pathology attending, our pathology department offered a fine needle aspiration (FNA) service for subcutaneous lumps and bumps that were easily accessible by palpation. For the most part we FNA’d palpable breast masses,...