Utilizing electronic resources to promote your residency program.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United States, it was followed by unprecedented changes. These changes did not spare undergraduate and graduate medical students. Specifically, medical students applying for residency programs were faced with a novel challenge.

Practical diagnostic utility of thyroid fine-needle aspiration cell blocks: is always too much?

Introduction: Thyroid fine-needle aspiration (tFNA) is a powerful screening tool for assessing solitary thyroid nodules. Generally, morphologic evaluation of smears yields an accurate diagnosis; but, in some cases it is useful to have a cell block (CB) to conduct ancillary studies such as immunohistochemistry (IHC). Cytologic diagnoses guide clinical decisions, so it is important that accurate and efficient diagnoses be rendered.

Factors affecting the concordance of radiologic and pathologic tumor size in breast carcinoma.

Background: Radiologic assessment of tumor size is an integral part of the work-up for breast carcinoma. With improved radiologic equipment, surgical decision relies profoundly upon radiologic/clinical stage. We wanted to see the concordance between radiologic and pathologic tumor size to infer how accurate radiologic/clinical staging is.

Tumor Size in Breast Carcinoma: Gross Measurement Is Important!

Introduction: The staging of breast carcinoma is mainly dependent on tumor size and lymph node status. Small increments in tumor size upstage the patient. An accurate determination of the tumor size is therefore critically important.

Clinical significance of the diagnosis of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.

Background: The diagnosis of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL-H) was not included in the 2001 Bethesda System. It is used in some institutions to diagnose cases that fulfill criteria for both the diagnosis of LSIL and atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC-H). In this study, the authors reviewed their experience with cases reported as LSIL-H during a 4-year interval.