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This is a beautiful follicular dendritic cell sarcoma that presented as a breast mass. Note the lymphoid cuff and dense tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. Case by Dr. Elizabeth Montgomery, Clinical Professor, Vice Chair of Faculty Development & Mentoring, Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship Training Program, Co-Director, Pathology Reference Services, and Editor-In-Chief at Innovative Science Press. You can check out our titles at: www.innovativesciencepress.com info@innova
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Small intestinal traditional serrated adenomas can be syndromic (familial adenomatous polyposis) or sporadic. They have the same ectopic crypt formations as those seen in the colon. Alruwaii ZI, Chianchiano P, Larman T, Wilentz A, Wood LD, Montgomery EA. Familial Adenomatous Polyposis-associated Traditional Serrated Adenoma of the Small Intestine: A Clinicopathologic and Molecular Analysis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 Dec 1;45(12):1626-1632. PMID: 34232600. www.innovativesciencep
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It is rare in the tubular gastrointestinal tract, but globular amyloid is associated with light chain restriction. There is no neoplasm here, but the patient should be investigated for a plasma cell disorder. www.innovativesciencepress.com Hemmer PR, Topazian MD, Gertz MA, Abraham SC. Globular amyloid deposits isolated to the small bowel: a rare association with AL amyloidosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Jan;31(1):141-5. PMID: 17197930. Case by Dr. Elizabeth Montgomery, Clinical
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