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The real, former @DennisOMalleyMD . Opinions are NOW my own. Hematopathologist, #lymphoma , #heme , #spleen , guitar

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@hemepathguy
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2 years
End stage carcinoma. Peripheral blood. Carcinocythemia.
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Peripheral blood smear! Oh my! What could they be? Relax - they are endothelial cells...
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@hemepathguy
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#Hemepath - table from new edition of Dabbs - a few tips on bone marrow IHC
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Signet ring change in lymphocytes of follicular lymphoma. don't be fooled - all that is signet ring is NOT carcinoma.
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath Richter transformation of CLL/SLL
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath recent case of CMV lymphadenitis. No known cause of immunosuppression
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#hemepath #bonemarrow Another rare thing in the bone marrow. Oxalosis! Also from the Diane Farhi slide collection!
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@hemepathguy
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Burkitt lymphoma. CD20 (upper), LEF1 (lower). Just a reminder, Burkitt is LEF1 positive.
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@hemepathguy
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#bonemarrow After 20 years, this is the first Charcot-Leyden crystal I have seen. From a case of PMF
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@hemepathguy
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#Hemepath Yersinia in LN - germinal center necrosis
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#hemepath #bonemarrow Not something you see every day - bone marrow involvement by cystinosis. From the Diane Farhi slide collection.
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath #blood #malaria Characteristic gametocyte of Plasmodium falciparum. Pigment is a result of parasite metabolizing heme.
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath a nice CMV pic in lymph node
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@hemepathguy
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Challenge case for the day. Bone marrow shows complete replacement. Older male. Guesses?
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@hemepathguy
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My big toe hurts!
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@hemepathguy
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Don't donate blood if you have this! T. cruzi
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@hemepathguy
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#Hemepath nodal hemangioma
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#hemepath Needle core biopsy of breast. Intravascular DLBCL. IHC: CD20
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@hemepathguy
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The big 6: plasmablastic morphology ✅PBL PEL HHV8 ALK+ LBCL in multicentric Castleman DLBCL with immunoblastic look (CD20-, CD138+)
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@hemepathguy
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2 years
HIV+, primary effusion lymphoma
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Granulomas surrounding follicles in IgG4 RD adenopathy. Fairly sensitive for this diagnosis. #hemepath
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@hemepathguy
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Angiosarcoma in bone marrow! IHC is ERG. #hemepath
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath Bacillary angiomatosis in lymph node. IHC is cat scratch stain
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Goose blood - as you probably know - avian blood (as well as other species) are nucleated
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@hemepathguy
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One image diagnosis. Answer and features in next post...
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Toxo brain
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#hemepath #ihc Here's a tip for bone marrow pathology. CD71 stains strongly in erythroid, but weak staining in Mk's is abnormal and seen in myeloid disorders like this case of MDS
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@hemepathguy
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#pathology twitter I am excited to share a new project with you. TheHematopathologyFoundation a non-profit organization that will be providing online education and research content. @roche @BDandCo @MorphleDigiPath @MoticEurope @bioimager @HamamatsuPhoton @zeiss_micro @NikonUSA
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath Public Service Announcement. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) may case significant eosinophilia. In this case 22 K eosinophils!
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath Marginal zone lymphoma with extensive plasma cell differentiation. This is follicular colonization by the neoplastic plasma cell component
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath fresh from the camera. Chediak-Higashi in PB
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Malaria, brain
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Back in the day, they thought this was a specific entity - this is a "hand mirror" cell in B-ALL
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@hemepathguy
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#HemePath Have a medical student visiting so have been reviewing red blood cell abnormalities. "Washington monument" crystals = hemoglobin CC
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#hemepath . I've had Hodgkin lymphoma on my mind. Here are a few pics of CLL with Hodgkin like cells
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath This one is for @IHC_guy . What's the diagnosis? LN, Older male. Maybe more than one thing going on?
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath I see Auer rods!
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@hemepathguy
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Peritoneal effusion. HIV+ patient. Primary effusion lymphoma
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#hemepath mantle cell lymphoma - lymphomatous polyposis
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Langerhans cell sarcoma
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath Did you know...that Burkitt lymphoma is typically positive for FOXP1 and LEF1 and negative for GCET1 and LMO2. This can help if you have a challenging case like the consult I just signed.
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@hemepathguy
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#hemepath Neimann-Pick in LN. Slide courtesy of my mentor, Peter M. Banks
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#hemepath A little case of mycosis fungoides (MF). Note lymphocytes in epithelium. CD3 (LL), CD4 (UR) and CD7 (partial loss, LR)
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@hemepathguy
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Gout, joint fluid
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AITL with a twist - see next #lymphoma #hemepath
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#hemepath acute monocytic leukemia with hemophagocytosis by blasts
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Downey cells in acute infectious mononucleosis
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hemaophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Macrophages gone mad!
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#hemepath nodular involvement of CLL in bone marrow
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#hemepath - so here's the thing. Sometimes my job can be annoying. Then, I get a case like this - ATLL!
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#hemepath L - CD21, normal follicles; R - CD21 with marginal zone lymphoma and follicular colonization
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#hemepath OK. Here is a nearly impossible case. Give it a try. Enlarged inguinal LN, 30 yo male 1/
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@hemepathguy
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REtweet Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Necrosis without neutrophils, increased plasmacytoid dendritic cells, CD123 positive
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#hemepath . Just learned this one: Osteoblasts (but not osteoclasts) are positive for CD71
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@hemepathguy
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#IGG4 Kidney mass @Vik_deshpandeMD IHC is IGG4
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@hemepathguy
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Type AB thymoma - classic board question. Upper right - CD20. Lower right PAX5. Remember thymoma epithelial cells can stain for CD20
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#Hemepath It's new book season in my office! Ioachim a gift from LJ Medeiros! Author copy of survival guide. contributor copy of Dabbs!
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#hemepath . A nice case of primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma. IHC - CD23
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#hemepath LN with signet rings. What is it? Follicular lymphoma with signet ring cells
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#hemepath A shop full of flowers? ATLL in blood
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#hemepath HV-Castleman disease LR - dysplastic dendritic cell
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Burkitt!
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#hemepath Relapsing fever - Borrelia recurrentsis
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#IDpath #Hemepath - A collection of filaria in peripheral blood.
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#hemepath hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma in bone marrow. IHC are CD3 and TCR delta. Note sinusoidal involvement
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#hemepath #IDpath Histoplasma in bone marrow
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Adenovirus (lung and liver)
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#hemepath - More Burkitt
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#hemepath Almost missed it! Congo red staining of amyloid in vessel wall
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#hemepath #dermpath Note cytologic atypia in subcutaneous panniculitis type T cell lymphoma
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I just realized. Every hemepath lecture that will be given in 2023 (and beyond) is going to be about comparing differences in WHO 22 and ICC-CAC classifications. UGH
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#IDpath Toxoplasma cyst in lung
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#hemepath Since I posted a recent pic of this in bone marrow I thought I'd show you the LN version of Niemann-Pick (from Peter Banks, my mentor)
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#hemepath PD1 positive rosettes in NLPHL
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#hemepath . Marginal zone hyperplasia of spleen. Marginal zone cells are BCL2 positive
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#hemepath super rare! acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis
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#hemepath Hodgkin cell is looking at you!
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Gaucher in marrow!
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Measles, lung
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#hemepath Hairy cell variant - LR - peripheral blood
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#hemepath talc granulomas in LN in patient with IV drug abuse
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#hemepath @MGBayerl_MD Increased mast cells in lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma as illustrated by Giemsa stain
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#hemepath myeloid sarcoma developing in osteoma cutis
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#hemepath this is a photo of acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis (APMF) which according to the new WHO and ICC doesn't exist. So, if you see a case, look the other way.
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#hemepath No-see-um diagnosis. Hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma in bone marrow. IHC are TCR delta (lower) and CD3 (upper)
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#hemepath Bad histiocyte! Histiocytic sarcoma
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#lymphnode #hemepath spindle cell lesion in LN. Kaposi sarcoma. Thanks to Jason Hornick for slide!
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#hemepath . Key features of this disease - follicular hyperplasia, eosinophilia, polykaryocytes. Also, I forgot I knew this - increased IgG4! Kimura disease
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#hemepath Starry sky pattern in LN. Not always Burkitt. In this case it is acute EBV/infectious mono!!!!
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#hemepath #MDS . If you see this megakaryocyte, think MDS. Was called "Marty Feldman eyes" (*Halloween reference for Young Frankenstein!)
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#hemepath megakaryoblasts. Bleb bleb bleb
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Sea blue histiocytosis
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Classic paratrabecular bone marrow lymphoid aggregate in follicular lymphoma
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#hemepath BM with cryptococcus
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Follicular lymphoma in rectal polyp (IHC - BCL2) #hemepath
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#hemepath benign sweat gland inclusion in axillary lymph node IHC - pan keratin
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#hemepath CML. UL - PB. LL - Dwarf megakaryocyte. LR - Gaucher-like cells
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#hemepath two-fer. Left side PC Castleman disease. Right side - Kaposi sarcoma.
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B-ALL in marrow. Starry sky pattern. TdT immuno stain.
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LN - sarcoid "hard" granulomas (well-defined edges)
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