25 April 2019: Textbook Updates

We have posted updated reviews of the following topics:

• Chemistry > Toxicology - general by Derek B. Laskar, M.D.
• Mandible / maxilla > Nonodontogenic cysts within bone and oral mucosal / oral cavity > Surgical ciliated cyst by Anthony Chi, M.D., Ph.D.
• Skin inflammatory (nontumor) > Lichenoid and interface reaction patterns > Graft versus host disease by Ohoud Aljarbou, M.D., Senior Author: Omar P. Sangueza, M.D.
• Stains > Succinate dehydrogenase (SDHB) by Mir Alikhan, M.D.
• Stains > T cell leukemia / lymphoma protein 1 (TCL1) by Zhihong Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Author: Sa A. Wang, M.D.

We have added new images to the following topics:

• Parasitology > Cutaneous / subcutaneous / soft tissue > Toxocara gross and micro images contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
• Parasitology > Gastrointestinal (not liver) > Hymenolepis nana micro images contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
• Parasitology > Hepatobiliary > Echinococcus micro images contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

23 April 2019 : Subscribe to our promotional e-mail

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19 April 2019: Book Publishers > Amazon

We are excited about our new strategy of working more closely with pathology publishers to promote their offerings, instead of relying primarily on sales through Amazon.com. We hope to be better able to provide information about all books of interest to pathologists.

17 April 2019: Subscribe to our Case of the Month Email

Please sign up for our new Case of the Month email (formerly Case of the Week). It is sent out once a month, contains an interesting pathology related case with images, and a short discussion that can be reviewed in 5-10 minutes. Please click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page to subscribe. You can also subscribe by entering your email in the Footer, located at the bottom of each page.

Below are some images from April's Case of the Month:

You can view the actual April 2019 Case of the Month (Case #478) here. 

Our archived cases can be found here. 

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15 April 2019: Industry News Updates

Check out our Industry News page. We have updated it with the following articles from:

• AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions - In-House Billing or a Billing Service 
• Vachette - Michigan BCCCNP Rates Receive Another Bump  
• Vachette - Missed Appeals, Bad Write-Offs and More From Our Latest Audit Roundup 
• Vachette - MIPS Payment Adjustments Not Appearing as Expected on 2019 EOBS 

15 April 2019 : New Mystery Case

We have posted a new Mystery Case on PathologyOutlines.com!! Can you guess the diagnosis? #pathology #patholgist #ovary

9 April 2019: Case of the Week is now Case of the Month

The Case of the Week is now Case of the Month.

We accept straightforward (i.e. not controversial) cases with good educational value that pathologists may occasionally encounter in practice and that can be diagnosed with a few H&E photos. Cases that are rare at a particular site are best sent to a journal. 

To submit a case of the month, first check our website for a similar case (review cases by diagnosis), then email the clinical history, diagnosis, images with excellent quality and the name of a second pathologist who confirmed the diagnosis to Nat@PathologyOutlines.com. Typically we write the discussion.

Our editorial board will then review the case, and we will notify you if it is accepted or not.

In May, we plan to start a Weekly Image Quiz, featuring an image with a multiple choice question and a link for more information.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to receiving your interesting cases.

8 April 2019: New server installed

We have switched to a new server, after using our old server for 4 years. You should not see any differences, but it is possible there are some glitches. If so, please email me at Nat@PathologyOutlines.com so we can fix them ASAP. 

We switch servers to ensure we have the latest technology to run our website, including the latest server software. We copy all the data from the old to the new server, but sometimes the small changes in the software and hardware cause problems.

5 April 2019: Industry News Updates

Check out our Industry News page. We have updated it with the following articles from:

• Vachette - Looking Ahead to the Executive War College on Laboratory and Pathology Management

5 April 2019: Record Number of Home Page Visits

March 2019 has been another record breaking month for PathologyOutlines.com. Our site hit a record number of Home Page visits. Last month, we had 252,558 visits to our Home Page alone! To see our other traffic statistics, please visit: http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/monthlystats.php.

Thanks again for using our website.

5 April 2019: Case of the Month

We are changing the frequency of our interesting cases from weekly to monthly. After we developed a more intensive review process for each case, we found it took an inordinate amount of time to develop each case, and so are reducing the frequency of these cases. 

However, we know pathologists like looking at images, and will soon be starting a Weekly Image Quiz, featuring an image, a multiple choice question about it, the correct answer and an explanation and a link to the topic with more information.

5 April 2019: Cytopathology Chapter

For 2019, we are focusing on restructuring our free online textbook to make it as relevant as possible to practicing pathologists. 

We are thinking of removing our Cytopathology chapter, because currently, many surgical pathology topics have their own sections on cytology description and images. Thus, a separate cytopathology chapter is confusing.

Do you use the Cytology competency assessments (which are from 2012) or the FNA procedural topics (which are from 2013)? We know they have only a small number of page views, but we want your comments. We do plan to rewrite some of them, but for different chapters (thyroid or salivary glands). Email your comments to Nat@PathologyOutlines.com or click on the Comment tab in the Header or Footer.

1 April 2019 : New Mystery Case

We have posted a new Mystery Case on PathologyOutlines.com!! Can you guess the diagnosis?