cases | Pathology Student

A 69 year-old male with diarrhea

A 69-year-old man is discharged home from the hospital after a 10 day admission during which he underwent surgery for a benign tumor and received prophylactic antibiotics. (more…)

A 40 year-old female with respiratory distress

A 40-year-old woman with a history of obesity, smoking and oral contraceptive use sustains minor knee injury and avoids her regular walking activity. (more…)

A 15 year-old male with a large thigh mass

A 15-year-old male presents with an ill-defined, large mass deep in his right thigh. A biopsy is performed, and a representative section is shown here. (more…)

A 48 year-old female with headaches

A 48-year-old female presents with a several-month history of persistent headaches. (more…)

A 30 year-old male with a deep thigh mass

A 30-year-old male presents with a deep thigh mass that he notes has been present for several years. A biopsy section is shown here. What is the diagnosis? (more…)

A 16 year-old male with a nagging cough

A 16-year-old male presents with a nagging, worsening cough that has been present for 4 weeks. His blood smear is shown here. What is the diagnosis? (more…)

A 7 year-old male with headache and vomiting

A 7-year-old male presents with headache, vomiting and gait ataxia. (more…)

A 3 year-old male with an abdominal mass

A 3 year-old boy presents with a 7 cm, solitary abdominal mass which is surgically removed. Grossly, the mass is well-circumscribed, soft, and tan. A representative section is shown here. (more…)

A 60 year-old male with multiple lung nodules

A 60 year-old male with multiple peripheral lung nodules undergoes lung biopsy. A representative section is shown here. (more…)

A 20 year-old male with a thigh mass

A 20-year-old male presents with a large mass deep in his right thigh. At surgical resection, the mass is 7 cm in diameter, with infiltrative borders. Two images of the mass are shown here. (more…)