What happens prior to rendering a diagnosis can feel to a patient like it’s happening in secret. Patients are often in the dark about the diagnosis process. Typically, symptoms (which often can point to many different diseases of varying gravity) are observed.

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Breast cancer tumors change their make-up, need regular biopsies and flexible clinical management

October 17, 2011 / Posted by Raheela Ashfaq, MD, Director of Oncologic Profiling

Breast cancer tumors change their hormonal status throughout the course of the disease, but clinical management for the patient usually … Continue reading

Leukemia drug discoveries could mean Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for three American scientists

September 30, 2011 / Posted by Erika Fong, MD

Three scientists from the United States – Brian Druker, Nicholas Lydon and Charles Sawyers – who performed ground-breaking work to … Continue reading

A video tutorial on Celiac disease

September 20, 2011 / Posted by Jennifer Scudiere, MD, Gastrointestinal Pathologist

Earlier this year, Jennifer Scudiere, M.D., one of BiopsyBlog’s expert gastrointestinal pathologists, filmed a video interview in partnership with the … Continue reading

Spare the H. pylori and spoil the esophagus?

September 9, 2011 / Posted by Robert Genta, MD, FACG

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a condition that causes swallowing problems, particularly in younger patients. EoE, which is believed to result … Continue reading

Failure to follow biopsy guidelines may contribute to the under-diagnosis of celiac disease in the United States

August 30, 2011 / Posted by Robert Genta, MD, FACG

When faced with a patient with possible celiac disease, a physician has the option to conduct several tests, including a … Continue reading

Pardon the expression (of MGMT)

August 16, 2011 / Posted by Richard Blevins, PhD, Director of Evidence & Decision Support

On the heels of ASCO 2011’s annual meeting, we at BiopsyBlog would like to highlight a few biomarkers and their … Continue reading

What is this strange, granular substance?

August 10, 2011 / Posted by Richard H. Lash, MD, FCAP, FACG

Dr. Richard Lash presents the interesting case of a 68-year-old man with early satiety, weight loss, and nausea and vomiting.  … Continue reading

The importance of testing for Lynch Syndrome

August 1, 2011 / Posted by Richard H. Lash, MD, FCAP, FACG

Lynch Syndrome (LS) is a form of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer.  LS is caused by inherited germline mutations in one … Continue reading

SPARC and nab-paclitaxel work together to defeat cancer cells

July 26, 2011 / Posted by Raheela Ashfaq, MD, Director of Oncologic Profiling

 ASCO 2011’s annual meeting theme was Patients. Pathways. Progress.  In keeping with this theme, we at BiopsyBlog would like to … Continue reading

How would you diagnose the following case?

July 18, 2011 / Posted by Shari Taylor, MD

Does the patient have mycobacterium avium intracellulare, signet ring cell carcinoma, malakoplakia or Whipple’s disease? Watch Dr. Shari Taylor guide … Continue reading