Dr. Kimberly Allison (2026 Diagnostic Pathology Update Q&A) on how her thinking about breast resection margins evolved:
I used to worry a lot about close margins and would sweat precise measurements + extra levels. The data shifted my thinking: margins may not matter as much as we once believed
Surgery is essentially a debulking procedure. Some microscopic satellite disease can be left behind; residual microscopic disease is commonly controlled by RT ยฑ systemic therapy
Additional info here https://t.co/YNrMY3k0eL
#PathX #BreastPath #USCAP
Hungry for more gastrointestinal pathology knowledge? Dr. Jackie Birkness-Gartman from Johns Hopkins has authored amazing free GI pathology modules for the Open Pathology Education Network. Take a look and see how much there is to learn. https://t.co/FzbekEbeh3 #pathology#gipath
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, inspiring our case of the month:
A 70yoW presents with a single, lobulated, retroareolar breast mass. A-B H&Es, C P63, D SMM-HC
See the poll below - what's your diagnosis? Answer and discussion out in a couple of days!
#BreastPath
Recently shared this interesting case at our interesting case conference and now want to share it with you all :) Core needle biopsy of a well circumscribed lesion in a pre-menopausal female #breastpath#pathx#pathtwitter#pathresidents
Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma-palisading cells,stellate reticulum,wet keratin & squamous cells preserve echoes of embryonic development!
Pathology is not just about recognizing patterns also understanding the stories they tell,story of embryonic development,frozen in time!
Dedifferentiated and undifferentiated melanomas remain underrecognized with significant treatment implications - @aubre_gilbert shows that PD-L1 can provide a useful diagnostic hint (not just a predictive marker!). @StanfordPath@JHUPath
Large soft tissue mass in leg of NF1 patient. Multiple mitoses. S100 negative.
Answer โ https://t.co/vw2bQY9GMG
Name of the pattern & list of other tumors that can have it โก๏ธ https://t.co/5nmTYEGTer.
#BSTpath#pathologists#pathology#pathTwitter#dermpath
Join us for a webinar on diagnostic challenges after CAR T-cell therapy!
๐ Oct. 14, 2026 | 11 AM ET
๐๏ธ Dr. Sebastian Fernandez-Pol
๐ค Moderator: @aravindranmd
๐ฌ Submit questions in advance!
๐ Register: https://t.co/w3S1srW7Co
#Hematopathology#CART#LPD