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This program offers at least two challenging cases each month from the CAP Performance Improvement Program in Surgical Pathology. For each case, you will use a virtual microscope whole slide image of a surgical specimen to diagnose diseases.
You will be presented with information on each case including: specimen source, clinical history, laboratory findings, and a representative whole slide image of the surgical specimen. After you complete each case, you will receive a case summary with three multiple-choice questions that relate to the case.
Please note: DigitalScope® is supported with Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 (limited support for IE 9 and 10) or later, or FireFox 4.0 or later, or Safari 3 or the latest Google Chrome version.
Neck, Soft Tissue
A 19-year-old otherwise healthy man presents with a history of intermittent pain associated with an enlarging left neck mass. He reports intermittent vocal fatigue, mild dysphagia, and a 10-pound weight loss. Fine needle aspiration and core needle biopsies are performed but are non-diagnostic, and the mass is resected. The surgical specimen consists of an 11 cm firm, gritty, multinodular mass.
Previous Case Challenges
View a list of previous cases using the virtual microscope to examine various surgical specimens and diagnose diseases.
