CASE HISTORIES – 2012 IAP GI PATHOLOGY SLIDE SEMINAR (AN UMCIMBI OF GI PATHOLOGY)
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CASE 1
Dr. Tomas Slavik (Ampath Pathology Laboratories & Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria, South Africa)
71 year old female who presented with diarrhoea and weight loss. Upper endoscopy revealed hypertrophic gastric rugae and irregularly nodular to polypoid mucosa. Biopsies were received, marked as: 1. gastric mucosa/polyps, 2. duodenal mucosa/polyps.
CASE 2
Dr. Andrew Clouston (Envoi Specialist Pathologists & Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Queensland, Australia)
A 67 year old male with a history of fistula-in-ano and recurrent perianal abscess. An initial biopsy showed gelatinous material macroscopically. In this resected specimen, the anorectal muocsa had scarring but was otherwise smooth.
CASE 3
Prof. Marco Novelli (Professor of Pathology, University College London Medical School, United Kingdom)
38 year old male with a sigmoid tumour, lymph node and lung metastases, as well as a presacral lesion. No reponse to Glivec was obtained. Sections provided from the sigmoid tumor – H&E and immunoperoxidase stains (CD117, CD34).
CASE 4
Prof. Elizabeth Montgomery (Professor of Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Duodenal biopsy received with the following history: “diarrhoea, rule out coeliac disease”.
CASE 5
Prof. Claude Cuvelier (Professor of Pathology, University of Gent, Belgium).
CASE 6
Prof. David Owen (Professor of Pathology, University of Vancouver, Canada)
24 year old male with subacute large bowel obstruction, for which right hemicolectomy was performed. The proximal colon and caecum were dilated and filled with faecal material.
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