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Original Source: A cavernous hemangioma of the thyroid gland: First documentation by ultrasound of a rare pathology.
Hemangioma of the thyroid gland is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of a primary cavernous hemangioma in the left lobe of the thyroid gland in an 84-year-old woman. Ultrasound examination of the lesion showed an inhomogeneous and hypoechoic nodule that was well demarcated from the rest of the left lobe and hypovascular on color Doppler ultrasound. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration was performed. The cytologic differential diagnosis included an anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid gland. A...
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Drug Development for Rare Diseases
The economics of any industry relies on a large demand for a particular product; this applies to the pharmaceutical industry where efforts are focused on big and relatively straight-forward diseases...
The European Organization for Rare Diseases considers orphan diseases to be those that are rare (occur in 1 in 1500 to 1 in 2500 patients, according to US Rare Disease Act 2002 and European Commissi...
Toxic shock syndrome is a rare but very serious illness that can develop rapidly in anyone From a UK population of around 60 million there were about 40 cases reported each year, half of which are a...
Frank vitamin E deficiency is rare and overt deficiency symptoms have not been found in healthy people who obtain little vitamin E from their diets. Premature babies of very low birth weight (<1,...
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PathCentral Debuts Agnostic Global Pathology Network
Various types of pathology networks have evolved over the years and new ones will continue to be created. For now, most of them will probably focus on the exchange of digital pathology files for surgi...
PathCentral announces roll-out of new pathology network
PathCentral, a technology-enabled company dedicated to the success of the international pathology community, and China-based Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc., today announced the roll-out of the P...
Can In-Office Pathology Labs Survive a 52% Cut of the Technical Component?
Some hospital-based pathology groups may be celebrating Medicare’s recent rate cut for surgical pathology CPT code 88305-TC. Some of them believe it may reduce the profit motive for some of the in-o...
Seven Outstanding Doctors Receive Honors From The United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 Seven pathology professionals have been recognized for their contributions to the science of pathology at the United States & Canadian Academy of PathologyÃ...
Digital Pathology Misconceptions Debunked by Amanda Lowe
Amanda Lowe, president of Digital Pathology Consultants, posted a very illuminating blog note recently in Keith Kaplan's Digital Pathology Blog (see: Digital Pathology Misconceptions Debunked by Digit...
Pathology quality assurance review launched
A review of quality assurance arrangements for NHS pathology services was announced on 18 December 2012. The review will be led by National Clinical Director for Pathology, Dr Ian Barnes, … Read...
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the Association for Pathology Informatics (API) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) effective March 8 to collaborate on education, advocac...
UNMC to participate in the PathCentral Pathology Network
PathCentral (www.pathcentral.net), a technology-enabled company dedicated to the success of the international pathology community, and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at University of Neb...
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A rare tumor of the female genital tract: primary ovarian leiomyosarcoma.
INTRODUCTION: Primary ovarian leiomyosarcomas are rare gynecological tumors, which usually affect postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This short communication aims to remind this uncommon mal...
Leukemic vasculitis: a rare pattern of leukemia cutis.
Although non-specific skin lesions are quite common in patients with leukemia, the specific infiltration of the skin by blast cells, known as leukemia cutis, is rare. Its incidence ranges from 1 to 50...
Paraganglioma mimicking a pancreatic neoplasm.
Paragangliomas are rare tumours of neural crest origin. Extra-adrenal pancreatic paragangliomas are exceptionally rare.
Primary solid papillary tumor of the liver.
Solid papillary tumor (SPT) is an uncommon lesion of the pancreas whose origin and behavior are poorly understood. Very rare cases of primary extra-pancreatic SPTs have been described, and their clini...
