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Adenocarcinoma of the breast represents a significant subset of breast cancers, characterized by the malignancy of glandular tissues. This specific article focuses on the right medial segment, highlighting its histopathological features, diagnostic methods, and potential therapeutic avenues. Overview of Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinomas in the breast typically arise from the epithelial cells lining ...
Pathology as it is practiced today in labs around the world is not all that different from the pathology of the 19th century. The microscope has changed relatively little since then, and Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stained slides remain the bread and butter of the pathologist. Yet it is not for lack of technological development; in recent years, digital pathology whole slide scanners, digital ...
Micromate™ Case Report series presents real cases performed by the physicians currently using our full-fledged robotic platform for percutaneous procedures. Today, we join Dr. Alexander Kupferthaler, Interventional Radiologist at the Ordensklinikum Linz – Barmherzige Schwestern, for a robot-guided bone biopsy. Clinical Context 65-year-old female with invasive lobular carcinoma of ...
Brain biopsy procedure has been evolving for the last four decades in concurrence with the imaging developments of the brain. Frame-based stereotactic interventions are considered the conventional gold reference standard for obtaining biopsy specimens of lesions from the brain. In this modality, a bulky head frame is fixed to the patient’s head before imaging procedures as it is an integral ...
My hands are trembling. I have a 12-inch surgery grade needle in my right hand, and a transducer in my left. Without moving anything but my eyes I’m able to look up at a monitor to see an ultrasound image and the daunting outline of a tumor. “Go ahead, you can do it. Insert the needle directly into the tumor,” my guide tells me. I hesitate, take a deep breath out of fear or ...