I did something outside my comfort zone but it turned out to be so rewarding!I gave a presentation to my daughter’s fifth grade class about Pathology. The kids thought what we do is cool and some actually want to consider Path when they grow up!😊 Sharing a few thank you cards!

🚨 ISUP Presents..... 🔬Dr. Michelle Downes on “Updates in Bladder Pathology” 📅 27 Oct 2025 at 12p EST via Zoom Register here: https://t.co/NMGIna3Csk

Prostate cancer w/foamy gland features - note the pyknotic nuclei in foamy glands = deceptively benign-appearing Fortunately, as in this example, often admixed with usual acinar #prostatecancer with more amphophilic cytoplasm, prominent nucleoli, etc. #gupath

Abstracts for @TheUSCAP done with a few hours to spare! 💪🏻

Morning commute looking like this during balloon fiesta week!

Took a break from purple and pink to explore some yellow and orange today! IYKYK 🙂

Indeed this is amebic colitis! Uncommon in western world (h/o travel is important). Characteristic flask shaped ulcers, amebic trophozoites often with ingested RBCs. #pathboards

70s F, partial nephrectomy. What is your diagnosis? Gross photo in the chat. #PathTwitter @MGBpathology @MGHPathology @PathDocBoston

What do you see? No diagnosis just #pathart 🙂

Thrilled to be on the #PathologyPowerList2025. The essays from all nominees are truly inspiring—voting is now open! https://t.co/bvVTOj6Yoa

Duodenal biopsy in an HIV+ pt with chronic diarrhea: 🔬 Cryptococcus – variably sized (3.5 - 8 μm) encapsulated yeasts with narrow based budding highlighted by GMS & Mucicarmine special stains. 🧫 Cryptosporidium – tiny 2–5µm organisms attached to apical enterocyte surface. A

Seminal vesicle amyloidosis: ✅ A finding in up to 10% of RPs. ✅ Mimics T3b disease intra-operatively. ✅ Usually represents a localized form rather than part of a systemic process. ✅ Suepithelial deposition of amorphous hyaline material, Congo Red + #PathTwitter #GUpath

🧵 We’re thrilled to share the Harvey Goldman Memorial Lecture live on YouTube! 🎙️ Rish Pai: “Diagnostic Approach to Colonic Polyps” 📅 Saturday, Sept 27 🕥 10:30–11:15 AM (ET) 📺 Streaming live on YouTube — don’t miss it! Another exciting lecture coming up Sunday. See you

Flowers make me genuinely happy! Pictures of some recent beauties! 😊

Not my typical #gupath #gynpath post but an interesting one for trainees! Colon biopsy for GI bleed, clinical concern for IBD. #pathboards

🔬 Parotid FNA - What's your diagnosis? ⬇️ Vote or comment below! 📅 Answer will be revealed tomorrow! #CytoPath #ENTPath #PathTwitter

We're Getting the Band Back Together!!! I'm thrilled to welcome everyone back for the 1st ISIMM webinar of the academic year. Please join Wednesday, September 17 at 11 am ET for @slusagar's lecture "IHC Correlates in Bladder Pathology." Register here: https://t.co/WToBbXCxOr

🔬classics in #GUpath prostate bx: PARTIAL ATROPHY ✔️undulating nature ✔️variably atrophic cytoplasm (so much so that some nuclei "kiss the lumen" - something that would be unusual in most prostate cancers with basal nuclei and apical cytoplasm)

Kidney tumor from an adult female. Eosinophilic tumor, essentially positive for only CK AE1/AE3 and PAX8; while negative for markers including, but not limited to, CK7, CD117, CAIX, TFE3, cathepsin-K, and GPNMP. What would be your diagnosis? #surgpath #pathX #pathtwitter

#GUpath nephrectomy: clear cell RCC with admixed bone (osseous metaplasia)+fat! potential staging pitfall with tumor + intrarenal fat! (here: confined, not pT3a)