18 September 2017: Joke of the Month

Joke of the Month, submitted by Dr. Tanager:

Q: Why is cervical HSIL a condescending lesion?
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-A: Because the dysplastic cells are high and mite-y!

We need more jokes! Please submit them to natpernick@gmail.com. Thank you!

18 September 2017: Do you need CME?

Did you know that we have a page devoted to posting Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses?  We list CME courses, which often provide SAM, related to Pathology or Laboratory Medicine. You can search by recently posted CME or by subspecialty. Please visit our page here: http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/cme.html.

15 September 2017: Textbook Updates

We have posted updated reviews of the following topics:

• Cervix > Benign / nonneoplastic lesions > Squamous papilloma by Zaibo Li, M.D.
• Cervix > Carcinoma > Endometrial adenocarcinoma (cytology) by Erika Baardsen, D.O., and Marilin Rosa, M.D., Editorial Board Member Review: Carlos Parra-Herran, M.D.
• CNS tumor > Astrocytic tumors > Astrocytoma - general by Eman Abdelzaher, M.D., Ph.D.
• CNS tumor > Astrocytic tumors > WHO grading of astrocytomas (2016) by Eman Abdelzaher, M.D., Ph.D.
• CNS tumor > Embryonal tumors > Desmoplastic / nodular medulloblastoma by Nirupama Singh, M.D., Ph.D.
• Colon tumor > Mesenchymal tumors > Solitary fibrous tumor by Raul S. Gonzalez, M.D.
• Placenta > Gestational trophoblastic disease > Hydatidiform mole, general by Sonali Lanjewar, M.D., MBBS, Editor: Raavi Gupta, M.D.
• Kidney tumor > Adult renal cell carcinoma > Acquired cystic disease associated renal cell carcinoma by Nicole K. Andeen, M.D., Editor: Maria Tretiakova, M.D., Ph.D.
• Lung tumor > Other carcinoma > Giant cell carcinoma by Roseann Wu, M.D.
• Lymphoma and plasma cell neoplasms > Plasma cell neoplasms > Plasma cell myeloma (multiple myeloma) by Genevieve M. Crane, M.D., Ph.D.
• Skin nontumor > Other dermatoses > Lipoid proteinosis by Hillary Z. Zalaznick, M.D.
• Skin nontumor > Panniculitis > Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) by Robert E. LeBlanc, M.D.
• Stomach > Gastritis > Graft versus host disease by Natalya V. Shlyakhova, M.D., Editor: Yuxin Lu, M.D.
• Testis and epididymis > Germ cell tumors > Polyembryoma by Andres Matoso, M.D.
• Thyroid gland > Hyperplasia / goiter > C cell hyperplasia (CCH) by Swati Satturwar, M.D., and F. Zahra Aly, M.D., Ph.D, FRCPath

We have added new images to the following topics:

• Ovary - nontumor > Nonneoplastic cysts / other > Massive edema of ovary micro images contributed by Dr. Josehp Christopher Castillo Cuenca (Peru)
• Thyroid gland > Other thyroid carcinoma > Follicular carcinoma cytology images contributed by Dr. Jose Mellado, HRU de Malaga - Carlos Haya, Malaga (Spain)

15 September 2017: Images needed

Our request this week is for images relevant to:

Stomach > Gastritis > Graft versus host disease - gross and micro images

Testis and epididymis > Germ cell tumors > Polyembryoma - micro images

We believe it is important to have an adequate number of high quality images on our server, because images on other servers often disappear.  If you own images of these entities, please email them as attachments to Dr. Nat Pernick at NatPernick@gmail.com, with any corresponding clinical history. There is no payment for image contributions, but we will acknowledge you as contributor, so please indicate how you want your name to be displayed.

13 September 2017: Make sure to get our emails!

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8 September 2017: Images needed

Our request this week is for images relevant to:

STAT6 images for Solitary fibrous tumor of colon (or elsewhere)

We believe it is important to have an adequate number of high quality images on our server, because images on other servers often disappear.  If you own images of these entities, please email them as attachments to Dr. Nat Pernick at NatPernick@gmail.com, with any corresponding clinical history. There is no payment for image contributions, but we will acknowledge you as contributor, so please indicate how you want your name to be displayed.

7 September 2017: Are you getting all of our newsletters?

You've signed up for our Case of the Week email, so now what? Did you know about these other email newsletters we offer for free as well?

• Commercial / Promotions: Commercial emails are sent from time to time, but typically no more than monthly, and include a contest to receive an Amazon gift card just for reading the email. Promotions emails are sent before the USCAP and CAP / ASCP meetings, and list special offers for our visitors. 
  
• Jobs, Fellowships and Conferences: Sent biweekly. Lists new postings for Pathologist, PhD and related Jobs, Fellowships, Conferences, CME, Webinars and New Products and Services.
  
• Website News and New Books: Sent monthly. Lists new and updated features of the website (see Blog) and new books added to the Books pages.
  
• What's New in Pathology: Sent quarterly. Written by members of the PathologyOutlines.com Editorial Board.

To subscribe to any of these simply go to: http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/subscribe.html and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.

We also post the What's New in Pathology newsletters at the top of this page, so that you can go back and read any you may have missed.