Cases
Cases, also learning with simulated cases and interactive cases, is a part of Libre Pathology that is focused on individual specimens.
The cases presented usually do not exactly mirror the details behind the pictures. The reason they aren't exactly like real life is: real life often isn't a good test, e.g. if the requisition say Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and the specimen is polyps... it isn't hard to diagnose the Peutz-Jeghers polyps.
Objective
The objective here is to simulate the decision making in pathology practise.
There are opportunities to look for more history, order special stains, order immunostains, order molecular testing for translocations, and ask a colleague -- before clicking on diagnosis to see if one is correct.
Cases
| Case # | Tease | Subspecialty | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | enlarged inguinal lymph node | Lymph node pathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 2 | duodenal mass | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 3 | renal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 4 | renal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 5 | cerebellar mass | Neuropathology |
Junior |
| Case 6 | testicular mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 7 | cervical lymphadenopathy | Lymph node pathology |
Senior |
| Case 8 | cervical mass | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 9 | brown esophageal ulcers | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 10 | colon biopsy - diarrhea | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 11 | pons - multi-organ dysfunction and stroke | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 12 | colon biopsy - diarrhea | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 13 | renal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 14 | terminal ileum - hematochezia & diarrhea | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 15 | duodenum - older man, weight loss | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 16 | elbow lesion | Dermatopathology |
Junior |
| Case 17 | colonic polyp | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 18 | dome-shaped papules | Dermatopathology |
Junior |
| Case 19 | vas deferens | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 20 | failure to progress | Placental pathology |
Junior |
| Case 21 | thyroid mass in young woman | Endocrine pathology |
Junior |
| Case 22 | parotid mass | Head and neck pathology |
Senior |
| Case 23 | 6 month old with chronic diarrhea | Pediatric pathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 24 | breast of a young man | Breast pathology |
Junior |
| Case 25 | breast mass | Breast pathology |
Junior |
| Case 26 | bladder mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 27 | skin with brown patches | Dermatopathology |
Senior |
| Case 28 | woman with dyspnea | Pulmonary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 29 | atrial mass | Cardiovascular pathology |
Junior |
| Case 30 | anasarca and renal failure | Medical kidney pathology |
Senior |
| Case 31 | scalp lesion | Dermatopathology |
Senior |
| Case 32 | sudden death | Cardiovascular pathology |
Senior |
| Case 33 | aortic valve mass | Cardiovascular pathology |
Junior |
| Case 34 | "appendicitis" | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 35 | RLQ abdominal pain with nausea & vomiting | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 36 | routine pap test | Cytopathology |
Junior |
| Case 37 | left arm lesion | Dermatopathology |
Senior |
| Case 38 | screening colon | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 39 | colonic polyp | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 40 | stomach with large polyp | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 41 | parotid mass | Head and neck pathology |
Junior |
| Case 42 | parotid mass | Head and neck pathology |
Junior |
| Case 43 | parotid mass | Head and neck pathology |
Junior |
| Case 44 | placental lesion - white | Placental pathology |
Junior |
| Case 45 | large ovarian mass | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 46 | painful lesion, buttock | Soft tissue pathology |
Senior |
| Case 47 | face lesion | Dermatopathology |
Junior |
| Case 48 | colon lesion | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 49 | eroded GI lesion | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 50 | acute appendicitis | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 51 | thyroid mass | Head and neck pathology |
Senior |
| Case 52 | left lung mass | Pulmonary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 53 | right lung biopsy | Pulmonary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 54 | airspace disease unresponsive to antimicrobials | Pulmonary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 55 | skin lesion | Dermatopathology |
Junior |
| Case 56 | swelling at the angle of the jaw | Head and neck pathology |
Junior |
| Case 57 | cervical biopsy | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 58 | testicular mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 59 | lymph node from a sigmoidectomy | Lymph node pathology |
Junior |
| Case 60 | sigmoid polyp | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 61 | rectal polyp | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 62 | rectal polyp | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 63 | urinary bladder lesion | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 64 | kidney mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 65 | dyspepsia in a young man | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 66 | Uterine mass | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 67 | Lymph node/Colon Cancer | Lymph node pathology |
Junior |
| Case 68 | Lung biopsy | Pulmonary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 69 | Back lesion | Dermatopathology |
Junior |
| Case 70 | Stomach biopsy | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Junior |
| Case 71 | Lung biopsy | Pulmonary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 72 | Ureteral mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 73 | Ovarian mass | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 74 | Ovarian mass | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 75 | Arm lesion | Dermatopathology |
Junior |
| Case 76 | irritable bladder | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 77 | parotid mass | Head and neck pathology |
Junior |
| Case 78 | bladder mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 79 | bladder erythema | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 80 | bladder tumour | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 81 | bladder lesion | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 82 | hearing loss | Neuropathology |
Junior |
| Case 83 | left temporal lobe | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 84 | prostate gland | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 85 | epididymal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 86 | kidney mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 87 | undescended testis | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 88 | cystic renal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 89 | failure to progress | Placental pathology |
Senior |
| Case 90 | cervical biopsy | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 91 | cervical biopsy | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 92 | cervical biopsy | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 93 | kidney failure | Genitourinary pathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 94 | rectal erythema | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Senior |
| Case 95 | prostate - r/o malignancy | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 96 | rectal erythema | Gastrointestinal pathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 97 | prostate chips | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 98 | renal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Senior |
| Case 99 | enlarged tonsil | Head and neck pathology |
Senior |
| Case 100 | renal mass | Genitourinary pathology |
Junior |
| Case 101 | double vision | Neuropathology |
Junior |
| Case 102 | cerebellar lesion in a child | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 103 | polypoid uterine mass | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 104 | 5 year old child with brain tumor | Neuropathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 105 | uterine mass, postmenopausal | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 106 | 53 year old female with lumbar back pain | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 107 | ovarian cystadenoma? | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 108 | polypoid vulvar lesions, pregnant | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 109 | loss of vision | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 110 | panhypopituiarism | Neuropathology |
Junior |
| Case 111 | cornual mass, pregnant | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 112 | ovarian mass - 9 cm | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 113 | hydrocephalus | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 114 | paresis of the arm | Neuropathology |
Junior |
| Case 115 | incidental lesion - fallopian tube | Gynecologic pathology |
Senior |
| Case 116 | intractable uterine bleeding | Gynecologic pathology |
Fellow and expert |
| Case 117 | fibroid uterus | Gynecologic pathology |
Junior |
| Case 118 | temporal lobe lesion | Neuropathology |
Junior |
| Case 119 | muscle pain | Neuropathology |
Senior |
| Case 120 | 3 year old child with hydrocephalus | Neuropathology |
Fellow and expert |
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