In celebration of the mathematical constant π (3.14), we hosted our 2nd Annual Pi Day! Activities included a Pie Bakeoff Contest, a Pi Digit Recitation Contest, and free pie! 🥧

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Loss of Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase (MTAP) Expression: A Potentially Useful Tool for Distinguishing Sarcomatoid Urothelial Carcinoma from Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) and sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma (SarUC) can have striking histologic overlap but have significantly different prognoses and clinical management…

Loss of Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase (MTAP) Expression: A Potentially Useful Tool for Distinguishing Sarcomatoid Urothelial Carcinoma from Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

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1 week to #USCAP2026! Ready to make some connections? 🤝 We are! @uscap.org 🧡❤️
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Then at 900-930, at our USCAP-HPHS Companion Meeting , Dr Emma Furth will guide us through mimics of biliary disease 👯
💚 Understand non-biliary diseases that mimic biliary ones and how to differentiate
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Will you be at USCAP in San Antonio? Visit us at Booth 656, March 23–25, 2026! Dr. Nat Pernick will be at our booth on Monday and Tuesday (23rd–24th).

See what’s in store at our booth: www.pathologyoutlines.com/pathoutconfe...

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We're nearly one week out from #USCAP2026 and excited to reconnect with the pathology community in San Antonio. It’s not too late to register for in-person or on-demand access. Don’t miss the learning and community that make the Annual Meeting special 🤠

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Sometimes the giant cells in granulomatous inflammation are truly giant!

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For #GrandRounds today we were joined by this year's DeGowin lecturer, James Zimring, MD, PhD of University of British Columbia for a discussion on personalizing diagnostics in transfusion medicine and how it effects genetic variation in relation to immunoglobin constant domains. #PathSky

At our USCAP-HPHS companion meeting, Dr Dominique Wendum will address dilemmas in AIH-PBC overlap from 830-900 🤼‍♀️
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Image of the Week!

Contributed by: Ammar Aljefri, M.B.B.S.
Textbook topic: Stains & CD markers
Diagnosis: Metastasis of endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma in omentum (L1-CAM)
Textbook topic link: www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stains...

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🎙️ Join us for Grand Rounds on Fri 3/13 at 12:00 PM PT featuring Dr. Richard Haspal presenting on "Looking Back to Move Forward: Race and Transfusion Medicine."

Full schedule ➨ bit.ly/3BMx0E3

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Histoplasma capsulatum: a rare cause of interstitial nephritis

doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.07.031

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Accurate results start with strong systems. Through our partnership with Comp Pro Med we donate Laboratory Information Systems to labs in low resource settings. We also provide training and support that helps labs deliver reliable results. #StrongLabsSaveLives #HealthEquity #globalhealth #pathsky

At our USCAP-HPHS companion meeting, Dr Pierre Russo will update us on👶pediatric cholestatic disease from 8-830
🟢Will include discussion of major patterns in infantile cholestasis, differential of obstructive cholestasis, and ancillary tests for genetic disorders!
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There were also mesangial IgA deposits (Figure 3), which likely explain the patient's hematuria and proteinuria, since there was very little glomerular amyloid (Figure 4).

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The stain is a Congo Red viewed under fluorescent light with a red filter. It highlights interstitial amyloid deposits, which is the predominant pattern of deposition in LECT2 amyloidosis (confirmed by IHC stain, Figure 2).

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<2 weeks to #USCAP2026 @uscap.org!
Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society companion meeting is on Sunday, March 22, 8-10 in the Stars at Night Ballroom B1 🌌
😍We'll tackle adult & pediatric cholestatic liver disease, including mimics and overlap syndrome, & pseudotumours!
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Clinical Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing in Tumors Diagnosed as Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Data of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is the second most common subtype of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), typically associated with a poor prognosis. Unlike lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), the…

Clinical Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing in Tumors Diagnosed as Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Data of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications

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EQA results are not just numbers. Labs in our program used their data to advocate for equipment upgrades, review service contracts and address infrastructure gaps. #EQA #ClinicalChemistry #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Pathsky

🔬💪UCLA Pathology joins UCLA Gastroenterology & Hepatology and UCLA Health to raise awareness for #CRC screening.

☑️Awareness, screening, & early detection can save lives!

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CAP Synoptic Templates — Solana Medical PLLC Interactive CAP cancer protocol questionnaires with auto-generated synoptic reports. Free tool for pathologists.

I know some pathologists do not have the luxury of electronic synoptic reporting using the CAP templates..so I decided to create one. Please feel to use it and let me know how it goes.
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Autolysis versus ATN in an autopsy specimen. Autolytic tubules show detachment of epithelial cells from tubular BM and seem to fall off into the lumen (yellow circle). Rest of tubules with ATN: epithelial cells on the BM but thin + loss of brush borders. #renalpath #pathsky

Nice, informational #GrandRounds presentation from Ali Kanj Ahmad, MD, our gastrointestinal surgical pathology fellow, on identifying, diagnosing, and the types of gastric polyps! #PathSky

High-resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Characterization of Syncytial Variant of Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma The syncytial variant of nodular sclerosis classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (SV-NSCHL) is associated with inferior outcomes. However, the complexity of tumor microenvironment (TME) in SV-NSCHL is poorly…

High-resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Characterization of Syncytial Variant of Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

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UCLA Pathology is recruiting a Faculty Clinical Pathologist with expertise in Laboratory Medicine Informatics!

Join our team today! ➨ bit.ly/3M3Ga8f

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⏳ Only 17 days until #USCAP2026! What are you most excited for this year?

🔬 New research
🤝 Connecting with colleagues
📚 Learning from experts
🌎 Being part of the global pathology community

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🎙️ Join us for Grand Rounds on Fri 3/6 at 12:00 PM PT featuring Dr. Matthew Greenblatt presenting on "A New Stem Cell Basis for Skeletal Pathology."

Full schedule ➨ bit.ly/3BMx0E3

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This is image analysis done with Claude OPUS 4.5 using a custom Python script combined with LLM visual inspection. it tests Estrogen receptor with an estimate of 40% tumor cell expression. The script originally designed for Ki-67, and also supports Region of Interest (ROI). who needs ImageJ
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Image of the Week!

Contributed by: Dre Barnachea, M.D.
Textbook topic: Skin melanocytic tumor
Diagnosis: Sentinel node biopsy-melanoma
Textbook topic link: www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintu...

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