#bstpath

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-07-21

NEW RESIDENT UNKNOWNS:
CASE #3

15♂️ w/ pedunculated lesion on upper back

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/27919
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/27920
📺 Video: youtu.be/DBBSB_tD4-s

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-07-19

NEW RESIDENT UNKNOWNS:
CASE #2

30♀️ w/ tender nodule on arm

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/27917
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/27918
📺 Video: youtu.be/bnHQDAtPOGc

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-07-17

NEW RESIDENT UNKNOWNS:
CASE #1

52♂️ w/ lesion on oral mucosa

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/27915
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/27916
📺 Video: youtu.be/YZsFddDg7e0

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-07-15

It's that time of year again, so I figured now would be a great time for a new "New Resident Unknowns"! 😉

Bonus: Beginner's Guide to Approaching (& Describing) Unknowns 📖🤔

Watch On:
YT ➡️ youtu.be/W5g2NvYrZKE
Kiko ➡️ kikoxp.com/posts/27914

#dermpath #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-06-10

It's no secret that I love schwannomas...

Now you can listen to me talk about them for 5+ minutes!

Watch on YouTube:
📺 youtu.be/LImAUp7lktA

Review slides on Kiko:
🔎kikoxp.com/posts/26471

#bstpath #beautyinthebenign #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-06-09

I'm back... with more #bstpath!

Check out my video covering 3 important spindle cell tumors:

CASE 1: kikoxp.com/posts/26465
CASE 2: kikoxp.com/posts/26467
CASE 3: kikoxp.com/posts/26469

Watch on:
Kiko ➡️ kikoxp.com/posts/26463
YouTube ➡️ youtu.be/8Fp1kDtfASs

#kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-06-07

My new video will be out Friday, but for now, here's a sneak peak...

Can you guess the diagnosis at 1x? #tooFARtodiagnose

#bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-04-20

38♀️ w/ breast mass

Questions:
➡️ What is the diagnosis?
➡️ What are some key morphologic features of this lesion?
➡️ What immunohistochemical stain(s) would you order?

🔬WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/24049
💡Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/24051

#dermpath #bstpath @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-04-19

70♂️ w/ arm mass

➡️ What's your diagnosis?
➡️ What are some classic radiographic and histologic features?
➡️ Any associated molecular abnormalities?

🔬WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/24045
💡Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/24047

#bstpath @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-03-23

"Just passing through"
- Granular cell tumor infiltrating through muscle
#bstpath #dermpath #pathart @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-03-02

Spindle cell hemangioma:
👉 Young adults, distal extremities
👉 Dermal/SQ nodule(s)
🔬 Solid + vasoformative
🔬 ±Associated thrombosed BV
🔬 Spindle cells may have small vacuoles (lipoblast-like)
🧬 IDH1/2 mutations (germline = Maffucci syndrome)
#bstpath #dermpath #pathboards @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-02-28

Glomus Tumor:
💅 Tender, subungual nodule
🔬 Uniform small round cells
🔬 "Punched out" nuclei + distinct borders
🔬 Nested & perivascular arrangement
🔬 Rich vasculature (ranging from small to ectatic)
🔬 Hyalinized-to-myxoid stroma
🎨 SMA(+), Desmin(-)
#bstpath #dermpath #pathology #pathboards @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-02-23

Diffuse Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor:
👨‍⚕️ Benign, but destructive recurrences
🩻 Large joints (knee, hip)
🔬 Infiltrative growth
🔬 "Villonodular" w/ cleft-like spaces
🔬 Mononuclear cells + MNGCs + foamy HCs
🔬 Dense collagen + hemosiderin
🧬 CSF1 rearrangements (1p13)
#bstpath #pathology @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-02-21

28♂️ w/ severe degenerative joint disease of right hip

Questions:
➡️ What's your diagnosis?
➡️ Where does this entity most commonly occur?
➡️ What is the prognosis for patients with this tumor?

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/21743
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/21745

#bstpath @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-01-26

36♀️ w/ ankle nodule

✳️ Reactive, benign or malignant?
✳️ Any syndromic association(s)?

💡 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/20159
🔬 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/20160

#bstpath #dermpath @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-01-24

67♂️ w/ shoulder mass

✳️ Here's another example of glomus tumor 🔎
✳️ Compared to my previous case, this one has mainly solid growth

CASE 1 ➡️ kikoxp.com/posts/15185
CASE 2 ➡️ kikoxp.com/posts/20059

Learn more ➡️ kikoxp.com/posts/15186

#bstpath #dermpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-01-19

53♂️ w/ lesion on oral mucosa

➡️ Which component is neoplastic?
➡️ Is the neoplasm benign or malignant?

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/19807
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/19808

#bstpath #dermpath #oralpath @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-01-17

14♂️ w/ finger mass

This lesion is ______:
➡️ Non-neoplastic
➡️ Benign
➡️ Malignant

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/19790
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/19790

#bstpath #dermpath @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-01-12

69♀️ w/ lower leg mass

➡️ Differential diagnosis?
➡️ Any helpful morphologic features?
➡️ What IHC would you order to confirm?

🔬 WSI: kikoxp.com/posts/19599
💡 Answer: kikoxp.com/posts/19600

#bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

Melanie Bourgeau, MDMELanocyteMD@med-mastodon.com
2023-01-10

It's been awhile since I've posted an example of my favorite entity, so here's a schwannoma with some interesting degenerative changes 😊

🔍 Take a closer look: kikoxp.com/posts/19484

#beautyinthebenign #bstpath #kiko25 @pathology

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