Important long term survival data in ALK+ NSCLC show 4 yr survival of about 50%. Equals transformation to “chronic disease”, which is our goal in all advanced cancers. And newer ALK inhibitors are adding to this advance. x.com/jco_asco/statu…

Memo of WHO Histological Classification of Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma (2 others pictures in comments). Pictures from WebPathology. Articles : J Thorac Oncol. 2014 May;9(5):596-611. #pathclues #pathboards #surgpath #thymoma Gerônimo Jr. @ritaescarvalho Ankur Sangoi Woo Cheal Cho, MD

My husband is going on 3 years taking the same TKI with no radiological evidence of disease. Within this time he got to deliver our second child and watch our daughter’s first graduation. It may not be the imatinib of lung ca but to our family his TKI is a #gamechanger. x.com/leciasequist/s…

Shout out to our #Path2Path trainees attending our #some Leadership and Management course today! #MedTwitter #PathTwitter Justin Kreuter, MD Elise Venable, MBBS Carrie Bowler

1/5 #HEARTThursday w/ Melanie Bois! Where did that week go!?! But wait! For your patience, we have a two-fer bonus question! Hold on tight, and get ready for a great case comin’ at ya now! The floor is yours, Dr. Bois!

Pulmonary Blastomycosis characterized by broad based-budding and double contoured thick wall highlighted on GMS. Mayo Clinic Pathology andrewlayman #dimorphicfungi #Bforbroadbasedbudding

Lung adenocarcinoma updates with Dr. Lindeman. #pulmpath #cap17dc

Heart transplant surveillance bx: rejection vs no big deal? Name this phenomenon! #pathboards

How do you know if is a benign nevus or not? Learn the basic features of melanocytic nevi in my new YouTube video: buff.ly/2Hm65SV. This is part 1 of an in progress series I’m doing on melanocytic #dermpath. Part 2 will be basics of #melanoma. #Pathology #dermatology

Gottlieb’s sandwich sign: Fungal hyphae are “sandwiched” between two zones of cornified cells: orthokeratosis on top & parakeratosis or compact orthokeratosis below. Can be used as a clue for low power dx of dermatophyte infection. #dermpath #dermatology #SilviPearls #pathology

Remember leiomyosarcomas arising from vessels may be aggressive unlike leiomyosarcoma from arrector pili. This LMS arising from vein; note residual vascular wall at periphery. Residual vein top left corner on image 2 & 3. Ref: Italiano A, et al. PubMed PMID: 20167595. #dermpath

Ectopic adrenocortical tissue adjacent to the testis. #autopsy

A study presented at a press briefing ahead of #ASCO18 shows that comprehensive gen. testing in adv. #lungcancer is more cost-effective than testing 1/limited number of genes at a time. Nathan A. Pennell MD, PhD, FASCO is lead author and study will be presented at ASCO. #LCSM bit.ly/2wMTqGF

Learn the basic histologic features of #melanoma in my new YouTube video. buff.ly/2s5bczB. If you missed my video on the basics of melanocytic nevi, check that out, too: buff.ly/2xcRxmO. #pathology #dermatology #dermpath #meded #usmle

Palliative femur resection from an older chap with Paget’s disease. Cement lines in random orientation highlight a jigsaw puzzle pattern. #bonepathology #mosaic