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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marina Landaanswered
Pathology 34 years experience
trichomonas vaginali: Trichomonas vaginalis, fungal organisms morphologically consistent with candida spp., herpes simplex virus.
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take tissue blocks: You can ask pathology department to give you (or they can send themself) tissue cell block or blocks with your core biopsies and slides, to your secon... Read More
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doctor supervision: Circumvallate placenta is a placental disease in which the fetal membranes (chorion and amnion) 'double back' on the fetal side around the edge of the... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Inflammation and: Cervicitis is inflammation of uterine cervix.
Most commonly, cervicitis is the result of an infection, although it can also be caused by injury or ir... Read More
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Hopefully not: Maybe it is better to make piercing in place where no moles.
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Dermoid cyst: A cystic teratoma is a type of tumor that arises from egg or sperm cells, in the ovaries or testicles. Teratomas can contain undeveloped tissue or a n... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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No: If you do not have fresh skin cuts, no chances of transmitting HIV infection.
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Almost all: Fna is fast and informative way to evaluate thyroid nodules. Fna is recomended to undestand the morphology of the nodule: benign or malignant before t... Read More
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Not much: Fna does not hurt very much, more uncomfortable than painful procedure.
Procedure received name ' fine' because we use very thin needle.
Fna is v... Read More
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A 72-year-old female asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
It is not common: It is not common.
Please follow all recomendations of your doctor. Stay well and be strong.
Thank you for question.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Nonpalbable tumor: You have to see your primary doctor.
Lump can be benign or malignant, can be not palpable. Blood work and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration c... Read More
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How much inflammatio: Esr stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is commonly called a 'sed rate.'
it is a test that indirectly measures how much inflammation is in ... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
The nature of ulcer: Ulcers of colonic mucosa could be seen in inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease), ischemic colitis or psuedomembranous col... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Clinicopath. correla: One of the most important clinical features is the age of the patient. Approximately one of eight ovarian tumors in patients less than 45 year of age ... Read More
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Satisfactory for eva: Pap smear is satisfactory for evaluation- presence of endocervical /transformation zone component . Transformation zone is sensitive for human papillo... Read More
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Common: More than 50% of the world's population harbor h. Pylori in their upper gastrointestinal tract. Infection is more prevalent in developing countries, a... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Yes: Common warts are typically exophytic verrucous papules that may be single lesions or that may be grouped in a linear configuration. Human papillomavir... Read More
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If it is huge cyst: If it is huge ovarian cyst , it could press on surrounding organs including intestine and lead to discompfort, and destroy digestion ( exactly like l... Read More
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Do tests: At first try do not eat (shortly nothing per oral), if you have pain.
Please see your primary doctor. Do tests, one of them: gastric biopsy. When g... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Can be benign: Ovarian cystic mural noduls could be benign - fibroadenomas, could have borderline potential and can be malignant. Carefull pathologic/ microscopic ev... Read More
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Fast result: It is fast and informative procedure, not very painful in good hands. Smears can show benign or malignant findings.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
To see your doctor: You have to see your primary doctor.
Weird lump is not necessary malignant lump. Biopsy of lump might be helpful for diagnoses and treatment.
Be wel... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Depends on: It depends on the size of ruptured cyst.
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Pathology 34 years experience
should be no bleedin: Symptoms of uterine polyp include: irregular menstrual bleeding, bleeding between menstrual periods, excessively heavy menstrual periods, vaginal blee... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Benign or malignant: It could be lipoma- benign fatty tumor, could be cyst- brachial cleft cyst, could pimple, could be pleomorphic adenoma- benign tumor of salivary gland... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Ging could not help: Most of the treatment regimens include a medication called a proton pump inhibitor. This medication decreases the stomach's production of acid, which ... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
No bleeding: Endometrial biopsy can be performed not only for diagnostic evaluation of tissue, but as treatment to stop endometrial bleeding. If you bleeding for ... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Exists long time: Granuloma could be calcified because it exists for a long time.
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Pathology 34 years experience
Yes: Pap smear can defind cervical cancer including squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, and cell changes which could be precancer changes ( follow up i... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Benign and malignant: Thyroid imbalance/ hormonal imbalace may present benign thyroid gland conditions: adenoma, thyroiditis, graves disease.
Thyroid cancer-malignant tumo... Read More
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Cone bx can remove: Can a cone biopsy remove cancer? Yes. Cone biopsy should be oriented by surgeon and margins of cone biopsy should be evaluated by pathologist, if marg... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
USG FNA: At first, most probably you should have ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration after consultation with your physician.
Calcifications can be seen i... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Not cancer: Enlarged lymph node, benign nodular goiter.
Please see your primary doctor to examine "lump in throat". Do not postpone.
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Pathology 34 years experience
Unlikely: You should show your bump to your primary doctor.
Fine needle aspiration is the fast informative procedure for fast answer. Most probably you have b... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
You are right: In 2001, hpv dna testing was approved for asc-us triage, the reflex testing of pap tests interpreted as asc-us. In 2003, hpv dna testing received expa... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Not related: Infections as trichomonas vaginalis could be the cause of vaginal itching and not related to ovulation. Therefore, doctor's examination necessary.
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Flat, inverted and w: Herpesvirus and hpv usually involve the genitalia as a part of multicentric genital tract infection. For example, vaginal condylomata may be flat, inv... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Up to 20 cm in diame: Ovarian cyst could be large up to 20 cm in diameter. The larger cyst the more chances of torsion and rupture. Very painful.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Low risk of Toxoplas: There is a very low risk that you could get toxoplasmosis.
You can get toxoplasmosis by accidentally ingesting the parasite in contaminated cat feces... Read More
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exophytic papules: Common warts are typically exophytic verrucous papules that may be single lesions or that may be grouped in a linear configuration. Human papillomavir... Read More
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Satisfact for exam: Endocervical cells on pap smear means the smear is satisfactory for evaluation. Endocervical cells present transformation zone - area where neoplastic... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 34 years experience
Yes: Torsion of ovarian cyst , rupture and hemorrhage can be the cause of pain.
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Pathology 34 years experience
Unlikely cancer: Most probably, it is inflamed tongue bump.
Teeth hygiene! rinse the mouth with mouth wash. If it does not help, see your doctor. Thank you for questi... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Could be PMS: Pms stands for premenstrual syndrome – it’s the combination of symptoms that some women suffer from a week or so before their period.
Symptoms appear... Read More
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Should not: Only in case ovarian cyst connected by fistula to intestine, in this case intestinal content ( plant) could be identifiable.I hope it is not your ca... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
It is safe: It is safe, if you are eating not only salad dressing, but salad and variety other food.
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Pathology 34 years experience
doctor appointment: Fna of breast lump. It could be skin pimple, could be breast mass ( fibroadenoma).
Fine nedle aspiration is fast and informative procedure to evaluat... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Inflammatory cells: Iflamed pap smear most probably means smear reveals a lot of inflammatory cells - predominantly neutrophils. Inflammation may be seen in presence of f... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
surgically excised: A pilonidal cyst, also referred to as a pilonidal abscess, pilonidal sinus or sacrococcygeal fistula, is a cyst or abscess near or on the natal cleft ... Read More
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Pathology 34 years experience
Contact with blood: Good question.
Anyone can get HIV or hep c by coming in contact with blood that contains the hep c virus or hiv, or both.
Have a nice day.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for responding to this question. I saw this comment on my labwork, even though it stated in the results "Negative for intraepithelial lesion and malignancy. ...Read More
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Pap was ascus the first one. Second came out negative for epithelial l
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Chuvash State University
Graduated 1989MD
Residency
Winthrop University Hospital
Awards
Top Pathologist, Second Place, New York - Summer
2013
Top Pathologist, First Place, New York - Spring
2015
Publications
Exp Mol Pathol. 2011 Feb;90(1):9-12. Epub 2010 Nov 24.
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