A cytopathologist (Charles Sturgis, MD) and a thoracic pathologist (Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD) discuss their diagnostic approach on a case involving pleural fluid cytology and a concurrent pleural biopsy.
Not all lung nodules are malignant.
In this video, Dr. Mukhopadhyay compares and contrasts two cases of lung granulomas caused by fungal infection. These types of fungal infection cause granulomas in the lung, which can be mistaken for each other.
Can metastases to the lung occur from cancers that were treated several years ago? Dr. Mukhopadhyay discusses.
What are the differences between normal thymic tissue and thymoma?
Learn the basics in this brief introduction to pathology of the thymus by thoracic pathologist, Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD.
In this episode of Pathology Insights, Steven Billings, MD, staff pathologist for the Dermatopathology and Soft Tissue & Bone services, covers a set of challenging cutaneous spindle cell tumors, emphasizing a practical approach and key histologic features that allow accurate diagnosis.
Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD, staff pathologist for Cleveland Clinic’s Pulmonary Pathology service, presents and discusses another unusual case of interstitial lung disease involving atypical epithelial cells.
Dr. Mukhopadhyay explains that the focus on the patient’s tumor changed completely once a full pathology interpretation was performed, and what factors led to the patient’s revised diagnosis.
Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD, staff pathologist for Cleveland Clinic’s Pulmonary Pathology service, reviews an interesting case of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia.
Dr. Mukhopadhyay highlights the differences between Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) and explains what a pathologist should look for when determining the patient’s diagnosis.
Dr. John Goldblum, Chair of the Department of Pathology and staff pathologist of the Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology and Gastrointestinal Pathology services at Cleveland Clinic, reviews several cases of esophageal biopsies with a focus on Barrett’s esophagus.
Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD, staff pathologist of the Pulmonary Pathology service, presents a case of a relatively recent form of interstitial fibrosis known as Smoking-Related Interstitial Fibrosis (SRIF).
Dr. Mukhopadhyay also explains respiratory bronchiolitis, an indication that the patient is or was a smoker, and how its identification from pigment-filled macrophages can assist in diagnosis.
Scott Kilpatrick, MD, Director of Orthopaedic Pathology and Co-Director of ePathology, discusses osteoblastic lesions, which can be challenging to diagnose.
Dr. Kilpatrick highlights the differences between osteoid osteomas, osteoblastomas, and osteosarcomas, discusses malignant osteoid, and emphasizes the importance of radiographs for interpretation of these types of lesions.
