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Pathology
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United States: California
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marilda Chunganswered
Pathology 38 years experience
Pathologist: Often times, yes! Surgical pathologists use microscopy to evaluate and classify tumors and other conditions. The majority of "common" cancers can be... Read More
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Angiolymphatic : Angiolymphatic invasion would be the term used to indicate that tumor has invaded into small vessels. Equivalent terms would also be lymphoangitic sp... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Liver biopsy: Abnormalities seen in liver biopsies might include: inflammation, fibrosis, changes in the portal (biliary) tracts, abnormal infiltrates (tumor or gr... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Brain cancer: In general, Stage 4 means distant spread to other organs other than the organ where the tumor started (lung cancer that spreads to brain, would be Sta... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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No.: There are many different types of brain tumors, and some are benign (eg meningioma, pituitary Adenoma). Other tumors are "low grade" (eg pilocytic ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Autopsy/forensic: Autopsy pathology is a very general term and simply refers to a post-mortem examination due to any cause, due to medical illness or other.
Forensic pa... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Generally not: Glioblastoma is a high grade glial tumor. Glial tumors do not have distinct borders because glial cells have extensive cell projections and grow in a... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Probably Infection: Hpf= high powered fields, and the numbers indicate how many of each type of cell was seen under microscopic exam. Normally there are less than 3 RBCs... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Yes: Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory process in the lining of the intestinal tract. It does not directly cause any significant change... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Pathology report: You need to tell us exactly what the report says, before we can help you interpret what it means.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Skin biopsy: This really depends on what is being biopsied. For a "nodule" or "bump," to rule out cancer, a biopsy is usually likely to give a very accurate diagn... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Adenomyosis: No, adenomyosis does not "turn into" cancer. Endometrial cancer is an entirely different process. If you have endometrial cancer, it can grow downwa... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Muscle biopsy: Muscle biopsies are more complicated than many other types of biopsies. they are processsed in a special way, with many stains that are specific to m... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
It is not.: Glioblastoma is not used to refer to all brain tumors - this refers to a single very specific tumor that arises from glial cells (astrocytes) and is t... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Three possibilities: Inactive may be used to refer to the endometrium basalis - the part of the endometrium that does not respond to cyclic hormone changes and is therefo... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Biopsy: IBD is diagnosed by a combination of the clinical symptoms, duration, the appearance of the mucosa and areas of involvement on a colonoscopic exam, an... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Infection: Sounds like an infection, possibly yeast. You should see your doctor to determine what kind. If it is yeast infection, there are over the counter rem... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Breast biopsy: Fat is a normal benign part of the breast, so a biopsy of the breast could potentially only show fat. However, usually in breast biopsy the tissue Of ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Colonoscopy: Usually there is no biopsy if this is done for screening (to rule out polyps or cancer) and if the doctor does not see anything. However, if the co... Read More
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Biopsy nonspecific: It is not at all uncommon that a biopsy report shows non -specific findings. In those cases the report will describe what is there, but not give a spe... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Appendix: The appendix is sent to the Pathology lab in the hospital, to be examined microscopically. pathologic exam can confirm the presence of inflammation (... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Fatty liver: Fatty liver can be due to alcohol, or Non-alcoholic liver disease. In either case, stopping alcohol consumption is important. Some cases of non-alco... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Tumor has spread: 'Metastatic' refers to a cancer that has spread to another site away from where it started. This happens when cancer invades blood vessels and lympha... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Usually - yes.: Gleevac is used for the treatment of various cancers, including Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), some cases of Ph+... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Second opinion: Not at all! Any patient who has a diagnosis can ask for a second opinion if they have doubts. The diagnosis might well come back exactly the same, b... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Very rare: If it is a GBM (glioblastoma multiforme) this a high grade malignant tumor of the brain with poor prognosis. Even with resection and chemo/radiation, ... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Extends in: CIN3 is high grade dysplasia of the squamous mucosa of the 'outer' part of the cervix (ectocervix). The inner part of the cervix (endocervix) is lined... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Diseases of chest: The thorax refers to the chest cavity - basically everything inside your rib cage. This includes your lungs, heart, mediastinal structures such as lym... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
No.: By definition, a benign tumor does not metastasize (spread to other sites by invading the blood stream or lymphatic system). Extremely rare cases of '... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Not at all: There are numerous types of brain tumors, and some are benign, others are malignant. You need to know exactly what kind of tumor it is to assess like... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Not in lymph nodes: In general, the 'N' of a tumor staging report refers to involvement of lymph nodes, and anything that isn't 'N-0 (zero)' usually means there are lymph... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Pathologist: A Pathologist is an M.D. So you need to take all the pre-med requirements, apply and go to medical school. After that, you apply and finish a reside... Read More
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Chronic injury: Ulcerative colitis is distinguished from acute colitis by evidence of both acute and chronic mucosal injury. In early stages the chronic changes are ... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Exam/biopsy: If uterine lining is abnormally thick, hysteroscopic exam can be performed where your MD looks into the uterus and the abnormal tissue is sampled. I... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Pathology: Pathology is the study of disease - pathologists perform testing to diagnose disease. For instance, If there is a breast mass, a biopsy is done by th... Read More
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Sella Turcica tumors: The optic nerve chiasm crosses over the area at the base of the skull called the sella turcica (or pituitary fossa). Tumors arising from this area ca... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
No: Not clear on your situation but If you had endometriosis involving your ovary, this causes a blood filled cyst that can become quite large and eventua... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Myocardial biopsies: Myocardial biopsies can be used to diagnose a number of things microscopically, including transplant rejection (in patients with heart transplant), i... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Staging / treatment: Lymph node removal might be part of surgical management, for instance in head/neck cancers. But examination of lymph nodes is also important for stag... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Vaginal bleeding: Vaginal bleeding may be many things. It occurs in pre-menopause, because the periods get irregular around that time. It could also be other things in ... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Margins: This means that the lesion is present at the edge of the tissue the surgeon removed, and therefore might not be completely removed. If this is a c... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Likely atrophy: Scant inactive endometrial glands and blood is usually a good indication that the cause of bleeding was endometrial atrophy (thinning of the uterine l... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Pathology 38 years experience
Moles: Only things that are obviously benign should be burned off (a skin tag, for instance). But "moles" are usually pigmented (dark colored) and anything ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Shouldn't a pathology report state, for example, malignancy, father than, suspicious for malignancy?
Dr. Marilda Chunganswered
Pathology 38 years experience
Pathology report: A pathology report should only state as much information as the pathologist is truly certain of. After all, this will be the basis of treatment. Ther... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Atypical cells: Generally, yes. "Atypical cells" means the pathologist who saw the slide saw something abnormal, but the slide wasn't completely diagnostic. Theref... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Not definitively: Physical exam or Imaging studies like MRI and CT scans in some cases might give a very level of suspicion for cancer. However, the only way to be 100%... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Yes: Protoplasmic astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma are both malignancies (cancers) arising from the brain tissue. Astrocytomas arise from the astrocytes i... Read More
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Pathology 38 years experience
Lab results: You should call the office and ask for the results and ask to discuss them with the doctor if there is anything abnormal.
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Pathology 38 years experience
Hemolysis: Yes, hemolysis refers to the breakdown of red cells in the blood.
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Pathology 38 years experience
Gastric metaplasia: Gastric metaplasia can be caused by H. pylori but other risks for metaplasia include alcohol, bile reflux, etc. The risk of gastric adenocarcinoma wi... Read More
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