adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 2 days agoWhat's in the Slide? Guess and Win #3 [CLOSED]Guess what's in the slide? It's exactly what it says. Question is at the first part of the post. Instructions at the second part of the post. Winner: @scholaris.stem…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 3 days agoGross View of an Invasive Tumor in a StomachI mentioned previously about the gastrectomy specimen I processed. Now I forgot to take gross pictures before I cut it open. Blogging about what I do isn’t exactly the top…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 5 days agoWhat's in the Slide? Guess and Win #2 [CLOSED]Guess what's in the slide? It's exactly what it says. Question is at the first part of the post. Instructions at the second part of the post. Winner: @nikv with "Biliary…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 7 days agoWhat's in the Slide? Guess and Win #1 [CLOSED]I'm going to start a series of guess what's in the slide? It's exactly what it says. Specimen: Ovary. Identify the structure seen here.adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 9 days agoIt Look Benign at FirstThis from a 40 year old male with an cecal tumor. It’s hard to put the right words when describing the specimen grossly. It’adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 13 days agoThe Weight of the Ideal Turn Around TimeI’ve stressed this before on some previous posts that most probably didn’t read but TAT is something I’ve been trying to get better at. My performance hasn’t been great and I owe…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 15 days agoMultiloculated Cyst in a Right KidneyHere’s kidney that presented with a multiloculated cyst (several cysts within the large cyst) in a 21 year-old female. Now I haven’t encountered a lot of kidney specimens…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 17 days agoThe Year End Specimens I had to Deal withSo I got a laryngectomy, gastrectomy, radical prostatectomy and nephrectomy specimen all in within the last two weeks of the month. For some context, having even laryngectomy…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 24 days agoIt’s the Holidays but the Turn Around Time is FiniteSharing a picture of someone’s large prostate as one of the difficult specimens to process for the month. It was taken just four hours before December 25th on my time zone. The…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 29 days agoSharing Some Random Cases I’ve EncounteredThis isn’t the whole set but just random shots I’ve kept on my phone. A lot of times I’d get asked to document some gross features when the other person’s hands are full. Some of…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • last monthMature Cystic TeratomasSharing you a few cases I've encountered so far. They come in a variety of sizes and content ranging from just being cysts with hair to the gross ones you see below. 
