I don't expect #MitosisMonday will catch on as a hashtag, but have a few anyway - including a tripolar one.

High power photomicrograph of sebaceous carcinoma #EyePath #MedEd #MedMastodon #DermPath @pathology

In June, Bethany R. Rohr, M.D. joined our Editorial Board!
Dr. Rohr is Assistant Professor and Dermatology Residency Associate Program Director at the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Dr. Rohr will help oversee our Dermatopathology chapters.
Welcome to the board!

#editorial #ediorialboard #dermpath #cleveland #ohio #clevelandmedicalcenter

Not the prettiest one I've seen, but perfect timing for #MolluscumMonday

#DermPath #MedEd #MedMastodon @pathology

NEW RESIDENT UNKNOWNS:
CASE #2

30♀️ w/ tender nodule on arm

🔬 WSI: https://kikoxp.com/posts/27917
💡 Answer: https://kikoxp.com/posts/27918
📺 Video: https://youtu.be/bnHQDAtPOGc

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

NEW RESIDENT UNKNOWNS:
CASE #1

52♂️ w/ lesion on oral mucosa

🔬 WSI: https://kikoxp.com/posts/27915
💡 Answer: https://kikoxp.com/posts/27916
📺 Video: https://youtu.be/YZsFddDg7e0

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

It's that time of year again, so I figured now would be a great time for a new "New Resident Unknowns"! 😉

Bonus: Beginner's Guide to Approaching (& Describing) Unknowns 📖🤔

Watch On:
YT ➡️ youtu.be/W5g2NvYrZKE
Kiko ➡️ kikoxp.com/posts/27914

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

80 y/o male patient with vascular lesion on trunk. Asymptomatic. No portal hypertension. No valvular heart disease. ANAs and lab work up was remarkable. What clould be the possible diagnosis? #derm #dermpath #dermatology #dermatología #internalmediine #skinternist

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#sterlingpathology #pathology #job #hiringnow #california #southerncalifornia #GIpath #GUpath #dermpath #hemato #molecular #laboratory #director

Our favorite Directory image of the week is from Jerad M. Gardner, M.D.
Subspecialty: Dermatopathology
Diagnosis: Lentigo simplex.
See Dr. Gardner's Directory profile: https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/directory/jerad-gardner
#Directory #dermpath #pathology #pathologyoutlines #profile #imageoftheweek #microimage

38♀️ w/ breast mass

Questions:
➡️ What is the diagnosis?
➡️ What are some key morphologic features of this lesion?
➡️ What immunohistochemical stain(s) would you order?

🔬WSI: https://kikoxp.com/posts/24049
💡Answer: https://kikoxp.com/posts/24051

#dermpath #bstpath @pathology

#Microscopy Monday! Enjoy these multinucleate giant cells, with and without polarisation

#EyePath #DermPath #MedEd @pathology

What's wrong with this picture? 🤔

Osteoma cutis:
➡️ Focus of bone formation in skin
➡️ May be associated with chronic inflammatory processes (i.e. acne)

🔎 Take a look for yourself: https://kikoxp.com/posts/23863

#dermpath @pathology

RT @JMGardnerMD
Struggling to learn all those fancy #pathology immunostains? Here's my list of common stains & what they do: https://kikoxp.com/posts/15871 (download full table free). #medstudents #pathTwitter #path2path #dermpath #dermatology #dermtwitter #usmle #MedStudentTwitter #MedED #medtwitter

"Multinucleated melanocytes may mimic malignancy"

✳️ Multinucleation occurs in both benign & malignant melanocytic lesions
✳️ In benign nevi, overlapping nuclei may mimic atypia at low power

🔎 Take a closer look:
https://kikoxp.com/posts/23857

#dermpath #pathresidents @pathology

"Just passing through"
- Granular cell tumor infiltrating through muscle
#bstpath #dermpath #pathart @pathology

50♀️ w/ papule on lower leg

What's your diagnosis?

🔬 WSI: https://kikoxp.com/posts/22786
💡 Answer: https://kikoxp.com/posts/22788

#dermpath #kiko25 @pathology

Tinea nigra:
👩‍⚕️ Superficial fungal infection
👩‍⚕️ Acral surfaces
⚠️ Variably pigmented, clinically mimics atypical melanocytic lesion
🧫 Dematiaceous fungi (i.e
Hortaea werneckii)
🔬 Pigmented hyphae & spores
🔬 Limited to stratum corneum
🔬 No inflammation
#dermpath #kiko25 @pathology

Myrmecia Wart:
👩‍⚕️ Variant of verruca vulgaris
👋 Acral surfaces (palmoplantar)
🧬 HPV-associated (types 1 & 2)
🔬 Typical features of verruca
🔬 +Large, irregular eosinophilic globules (granular & corneal layers)

🔎 Take a closer look: https://kikoxp.com/posts/21105

#dermpath #kiko25 @pathology

Spindle cell hemangioma:
👉 Young adults, distal extremities
👉 Dermal/SQ nodule(s)
🔬 Solid + vasoformative
🔬 ±Associated thrombosed BV
🔬 Spindle cells may have small vacuoles (lipoblast-like)
🧬 IDH1/2 mutations (germline = Maffucci syndrome)
#bstpath #dermpath #pathboards @pathology

Glomus Tumor:
💅 Tender, subungual nodule
🔬 Uniform small round cells
🔬 "Punched out" nuclei + distinct borders
🔬 Nested & perivascular arrangement
🔬 Rich vasculature (ranging from small to ectatic)
🔬 Hyalinized-to-myxoid stroma
🎨 SMA(+), Desmin(-)
#bstpath #dermpath #pathology #pathboards @pathology