Sierra Pathology Laboratory

You have a biopsy performed. What happens to your tissue sample?

Prince's autopsy results reveal the cause of the singer's death: accidental overdose of a painkiller. #pathologists

So THIS is how T cells kill cancer cells. #pathologists

What does an immune response look like? This #cancercloseup image by Rita Elena Serda of the Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Baylor College of Medicine offers one perspective. A detailed caption is here: https://visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?imageid=10486

Being infected with certain types of the hepatitis virus can cause hepatitis and increase the risk of liver cancer. Our page on liver cancer prevention: http://www.cancer.gov/t/liver/patient/liver-prevention-pdq

It was an evening like any other in the Pathology Resident’s Room at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medicine for PGY-3 pathology resident and ass...istant chief resident, Jordan Arkin when junior resident, Lauren Mecca asked her to look at one of her slides. Jordan went over to her microscope to find the words Marry Me written on the histologic slide. Shocked and confused, Jordan looked up and turned around to see her boyfriend of nine months, Ryan Baum waiting on his knee with a ring. A perfectly planned proposal for a pathologist. Help us congratulate the newly engaged couple in the comments below.

Watch mitosis under a microscope

Take our CAP Case-of-the-Month Challenge: A 28-year-old G2 P1-2 mother delivers a female neonate at 34 weeks gestation. Prenatal history is significant for int...rauterine growth restriction. At delivery, the neonate is small for gestational age and has an omphalocele on physical examination. The placenta weighs 975 g. The umbilical cord measures 22.0 cm in length and shows three vessels. The fetal surface appears thickened and tan with prominent dilated chorionic vessels. The maternal surface is tan-pink and partially disrupted. Sections of the villous parenchyma show multiple edematous "grape-like" cystic structures filled with thin serous fluid. A representative section of the placenta is provided. What's your diagnosis? A. Chorangioma B. Chorangiosis C. Hemorrhagic endovasculitis D. Hydatidiform mole, complete E. Hydatidiform mole, partial F. Mesenchymal dysplasia G. Placental hydrops H. Villitis of unknown etiology Answer will be posted in the comment section of this post on Monday, Nov. 9.

Central Valley Komen Race For The Cure 2015

Let's help Komen Race for the Cure Central Valley reach their fundraising goal! http://centralvalley.info-komen.org//FRE_CentralValleyAffi