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Breast Center Pathologist: Show me Fibroadenomas
Fibroadenoma cross section Fibroadenomas are common in women of all ages, but we start seeing them as biopsies in younger, reproductive aged women. Often these are felt as breast lumps, and are...
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Breast Cancer Pathologist: Show me DCIS
When a pathologist looks at a breast needle core biopsy, he or she looks over the entire prepared tissue biopsy to survey what is normal and what is abnormal. At low microscopic power, it is like...
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Breast Cancer Pathologist: Show Me Normal Breast
This Show Me series on this blog is going to be a through the microscope adventure for those people who want to learn more about their disease or the disease that afflicting someone they love. To me...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Pathology: The pathologist, part one
A pathologist is a physician (MD or DO) who examines tissues and is responsible for the accuracy of laboratory tests. Pathologists interpret the results of these examinations and tests—information that...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Pathology: Why Dedicated Mammographers?
The answer to this question relates to who is looking at your mammograms. In the best places, the radiologist specializes in breast imaging, and that is all that he or she looks at day after day. As...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Pathologist Blog Declaration
The purpose of this new blog is to discuss activities behind the scenes in an anatomic pathology laboratory in a community hospital setting. This laboratory has been involved in the evolution of...
View ArticleImportance of Screening Mammograms
A detailed study of women in a two-county area in Sweden has shown that it is more important to offer extensive mammogram screening rather than adjuvant chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to reduce...
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