Pediatric chordoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: A rare case report with a thorough analysis of potential therapeutic molecular targets.

Chordoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an extremely rare tumor that was described only in 13 cases since 1975. Сhordoma itself is a malignant slow-growing bone tumor thought to arise from vestigial or ectopic notochordal tissue. Chordoma associated with TSC differs from chordoma in the general pediatric population in the median age, where the diagnosis of TSC-associated chordoma is 6.

Testing of Actual Scanner Performance in a High-loaded UNIM Laboratory Environment.

Background: Scanners are the main tool in digital pathology. The technical abilities of scanners determine the workflow logic in the pathology laboratory. Its performance can be restricted by the divergence between the scanning time presented by the manufacturer and the actual scanning time.