Featured Neuropathologist: Karra A. Jones, MD, PhD
Karra Jones, MD, PhDFrom time to time on Neuropathology Blog, we profile a prominent neuropathologist. In the past, we ' ve featured the likes ofCraig Horbinski,Roger McLendon, andJan Leestma. Today, we feature a rising star in the field: Karra A. Jones, MD, PhD. Having just moved to theUniversity of Iowa fromUCSD, Dr. Jones is poised to do great work at her new institution. Here ' s a short bio followed by a Q&A with the inimitable Dr. Jones:Karra Jones grew up in Kansas City where she completed her M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Karra ’s graduate work focused on the evaluation of mus...
Source: neuropathology blog - September 6, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: neuropathologists Source Type: blogs
Best Post of July 2016 -- The signature feature of sparsely granulated growth hormone pituitary adenoma: the fibrous body
The next in our " Best of the Month " series is from July 19, 2016:The patient is a middle-aged female with subtle signs of acromegaly.Arrows point to the pale balls in this pituitary adenoma which correspond tofibrous bodies on CAM 5.2 immunohistochemistryThe signature feature of sparsely granulated GH adenomas is the finding of widespread, ball-like, cytoplasmic ‘fibrous bodies’ on CAM5.2 in>70% of cells.CAM 5.2 immunohistochemistry (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - August 29, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: Best of the Month series pituitary Source Type: blogs
Crooke cells in a touch preparation of a corticotroph pituitary adenoma
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Source: neuropathology blog - August 25, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: pituitary Source Type: blogs
College of American Pathologists Neuropathology Committee meets this weekend
I am privileged to join the other members of theNeuropathology Committee of theCollege of American Pathologists at our biannual meeting this weekend inChicago. Members and staff are pictured:Back row, left to right: Amyn Rojiani, myself, Eyas Hattab (Chair), Joe Ma, Bill Hickey, Matt Schneiderjan.Front row, left to right: Cordell Jones (staff), Annabel Dizon (staff), Areli Cuevas-Ocampo (junior member), Andrea Weins (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - August 14, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: meetings Source Type: blogs
My all-time favorite post ever: Whither the Illusory Cowdry B Inclusion?
I have put up a grand total of 619 blog posts since this site got started back onOctober 31, 2007. I was recently asked which was my favorite. No question, my all-time favorite is about the illusory Cowdry B body. This post has even made it into the references for theWikipedia page on Cowdry bodies. By the way, the reward of a 10 dollar bill which I posted six years ago to the person who sends me a picture of this structure still stands! I have no fear of being parted from my Jefferson as, in my opinion, the Cowdry B body is the Sasquatch of neuropathology. Here ' s the post from November 13, 2008:In a recent pos...
Source: neuropathology blog - August 11, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: infectious disease Source Type: blogs
