06/21/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
See where an elusive cell population shows up on the Sysmex XN-V scattergram.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vcp.13276
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06/19/2024
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, June 20th for this month’s Online Rounds presentation!
Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
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06/14/2024
Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!
This is a photomicrograph of impression smears of a spinal mass in a 2-year-old male golden retriever. What is your diagnosis?
Answer in the comments.
06/14/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
An “egg”-topic presentation.
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06/12/2024
Collagen ribbons and streams and strips and bundles...
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06/10/2024
Abstracts for the Clinical Pathology session of the 2024 ACVP/ASVCP Annual Meeting are focused on clinical pathology diagnostics and clinicopathologic aspects of natural or experimental disease. Please share this with colleagues and trainees and consider sharing your work with the Society and College at our meeting in Seattle, WA.
Submissions will be accepted through July 1 for general call; late-breaking abstracts will also be accepted in August/September.
Visit the ACVP.org website for more information: https://tinyurl.com/9bby4cs
06/10/2024
Join us on Thursday, June 20th for this month’s Online Rounds presentation!
Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!
06/07/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Check out these urinary castaways!
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06/04/2024
The honeycomb appearance of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) never disappoints...
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05/31/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Explore the advantages and challenges of using repeat patient testing quality controls in the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
Repeat-patient testing quality control (RPT-QC) is a version of statistical quality control (SQC) in which individual patient samples, rather than commercial control materials, are used. Whereas conv...
05/29/2024
The May 2024 issue of Veterinary Clinical Pathology is live! A Special Issue on Clinical Diagnostics!
Stop by the VCP Journal website (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1939165x/2024/53/S2) and check out the latest articles and the free-to-download, Editor’s Choice articles.
Happy reading!
05/28/2024
The ASVCP Mystery Slides and Case Discussions are a highlight of the ACVP/ASVCP Annual Meeting, allowing clinical pathologists, trainees, and other attendees to share great cases. Case Discussions are predominantly data-based, including hematologic or clinical chemistry findings associated with diseases, drugs, or toxicologic or research studies. Submit your classic or challenging cases by June 1.
Visit the ASVCP.org website for more information: https://tinyurl.com/3mrzj9np
05/24/2024
Call the cops! We have intruders!
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05/24/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Check out these beautiful images and useful descriptions of cells from canine pituitary adenomas!
Background The introduction of intraoperative cytology revolutionized neurosurgical procedures in human medicine, providing real-time diagnostic guidance to surgeons and contributing to improved pat...
05/17/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Are cell counts alone enough to distinguish septic vs non-septic peritoneal effusions?
Background Rapid and accurate diagnosis of septic peritonitis is critical for initiating appropriate medical and surgical management. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the diagnost...
05/15/2024
Gastrointestinal fine-needle aspirates are often of low yield. Those are difficult lesions to poke, after all. However, sometimes, they are overwhelmingly diagnostic.
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05/10/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
This case report showcases a disseminated malignant neoplasm in an atypical patient age and dog breed.
A 7-month-old intact female bearded collie dog was admitted after a 2-week history of progressive cough, inappetence, and lethargy, with no response to previous treatment with doxycycline and steroid...
05/09/2024
Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!
This is a photomicrograph of a postmortem impression smear from the liver of a 2-month-old female Bourbon Red turkey poult. What is your diagnosis?
Answer in the comments.
05/07/2024
Join us on Thursday, May 30th for this month’s Online Rounds presentation!
Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!
05/05/2024
Happy Sunday, everyone!
It’s been a while since we last updated the headers on the ASVCP.org website, so we have new ones for you. Stop by and check them out! Maybe test yourself before reading the labels.
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ASVCP Media and Communications Committee
The mission of Veterinary Clinical Pathology is to provide an international forum for the communication and discussion of scientific investigations and new developments that advance the art and science of comparative laboratory medicine in domestic, non-domestic, and laboratory animals.
05/03/2024
ASVCP Pets in Path!
Binx is clinical pathologist Tara Piech’s heart cat, who very recently completed chemotherapy (and received a purple heart award!) for urothelial carcinoma. He was a research cat in his past life, and his favorite activities include hunting his catnip-filled carrot toy, eating treats, and giving everyone he meets plenty of headbutts and cuddles. He is very particular about where he plops to cuddle, though, as the space needs to meet his specifications.
Pets in Path is a photo series from the ASVCP Media and Communications committee that was created to put a smile on everyone’s face and share our love for our pets. If you would like to have your pet(s) featured on ASVCP social media platforms, please send a picture of your pet(s), your name and your pet’s name (or please let us know if you wish to remain anonymous), your association with veterinary pathology, and any other information you would like to share to [email protected].
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05/03/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
This article discusses transient thrombocytopenia and increased platelet-associated immunoglobulins that can occur following canine influenza infection.
Background Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is commonly associated with platelet-associated immunoglobulins (PAIg). Demonstration of PAIg can help determine etiologies for thrombocytopenia. In humans, ...
05/01/2024
Have you checked the ASVCP Events Calendar recently? Visit now to make sure you don’t miss out on any exciting educational opportunities or deadlines! Don’t forget to sign in to ensure you can access the full event calendar, including Members Only offerings.
https://www.asvcp.org/events/event_list.asp
04/30/2024
The ASVCP Mystery Slides and Case Discussions are a highlight of the Annual ACVP/ASVCP conference, allowing clinical pathologists, trainees, and other attendees to share in the joy and challenge of great cases. Be it classic or conundrum, we welcome your submissions for this year’s session! The deadline for submissions is May 1.
Visit the ASVCP website for more information: https://tinyurl.com/3mrzj9np
04/29/2024
A pretty Melamed-Wolinska body enters the room.
Image contributed by the ASVCP Media and Communications Committee.
04/26/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
How are we conveying certainty in our cytologic reports? Do you agree?
Background A recent study identified 7 probability ranges used by clinical pathologists and associated qualitative terms used in cytology reports. Clinicians and clinical pathologists agreed that li...
04/19/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
This article describes three cases in which cell block aided in a definitive diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
Background The diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) in dogs may be challenging and complex. The cell blocks are a diagnostic technique that allows the characterization of neoplastic cells and, therefo...
04/18/2024
Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!
This is a photomicrograph of a urine sediment smear from a 5-year-old sexually intact male Borzoi dog on long-term glucocorticoid treatment. What is your diagnosis?
Answer in the comments.
04/16/2024
Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Appreciation Week!
Laboratory professionals (technologists, technicians, pathologists, scientists, support staff) play crucial roles in health care. In veterinary clinical pathology, this includes enabling accurate patient results to support healthier lives across species. Your skills and talents are deeply appreciated, and we want to recognize these vital players!
Feel free to tag your colleague(s) in this post to honor them and/or share a picture of your team member(s), and we will share them in our stories throughout this week. Thank you for your service and dedication!
04/12/2024
It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Check out this recent article that discusses the clinical and cytologic features of telangiectatic osteosarcoma, which can look cytologically similar to other neoplasms.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vcp.13338
Telangiectatic osteosarcoma is a rare variant of osteosarcoma histologically and clinically similar to hemangiosarcoma (HSA). This case series describes the imaging and cytologic features of four his...
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In Focus - An ASVCP Case Series Case 8 Contributed by: Christopher Shiprack, DVM, (clinical pathology resident - University of Minnesota) Faculty mentor: Daniel Heinrich, DVM, DACVP A 4.5-year-old, female spayed mixed-breed dog was presented to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center Small Animal Surgery Service for an exploratory laparotomy. A mid-abdominal soft-ball sized mass lesion was discovered one week prior by the referring veterinarian and blood work was normal at that time. Abdominal ultrasound was performed and identified a 9.3 x 6.8 x 7.3 cm complex mass with a central portion that contained a linear hyperechoic region and discrete acoustic shadowing suggestive of foreign material. What are your differentials based on the attached images? The images show primarily mixed inflammatory cells (macrophages and neutrophils), fewer mesenchymal cells, and large amounts of refractile linear foreign material. The linear foreign material is variably basophilic to slightly eosinophilic, refractile under normal bright light, and is permissive to birefringent polarized light. This material was frequently surrounded by and embedded within large aggregates of macrophages and other inflammatory cells. The cytologic interpretation was textiloma (AKA gossypiboma) with moderate macrophagic to granulomatous inflammation and reactive fibroplasia. “Textiloma” (or gossypiboma) refers to the granulomatous inflammatory reaction to textile or sponge material left within a patient following surgery and is considered a rare, but preventable, surgical complication. Cytologic descriptions of these lesions are infrequent but do exist within the veterinary literature [1-3]. Additionally, although rare, secondary neoplasms, particularly osteosarcoma associated with previous cranial cruciate ligament tear correction surgery, have been reported to develop at the site of a textiloma in dogs [4-6]. The patient was taken to surgery and the mass was removed. A
OK. We gave you new website headers and all. But we wanted to make it extra special. Did you see this incredible surgical granuloma with a polarized suture fragment? Just wild. #animatedgif #cytology #polarizedlight #asvcp ASVCP Media and Communications Committee
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Swimming into the holiday...
The ASVCP is happy to provide the prettiest (microscopic) thing you will see all day. The effect of immersion oil on the aspirate from a 1.0 cm mass on the limb of a 10-month-old German Shepherd, consistent with calcinosis circumscripta. Just gorgeous.
A 2.5-year-old, male Mastiff was presented to the University of Florida's Small Animal Hospital for evaluation of a two-week history of hematuria and dribbling urine. The dog had been treated with antibiotics for a presumptive urinary tract infection, with no improvement. Multiple radiopaque uroliths were identified on abdominal radiographs. Urinalysis revealed an alkaline urine (pH 8.5) with a specific gravity of 1.037 and significant proteinuria. On a wet-mount slide review, red blood cells and sperm were too numerous to count, leukocytes were frequently observed, and abundant large, flat, colorless, hexagonal cystine crystals were identified. The dog was taken to surgery for a cystotomy, removal of uroliths, and castration. Many dog breeds are predisposed to forming cystine uroliths, including Dachshund, Mastiff, Chihuahua, Welsh Corgi, Bullmastiff, Scottish Deerhound, Basset Hound, Irish Terrier, English Bulldog, and Newfoundland. Cystine uroliths are extremely rare in cats. Male dogs are predominantly affected, and most cystine uroliths are found in the lower urinary tract. Newfoundlands are an exception, as cystine uroliths form in younger males and females alike, and can also be found in the kidneys. Cystinuria is always abnormal and associated with a defect in tubular reabsorption of cystine, inherited as an autosomal recessive trait in Newfoundlands, a breed in which the magnitude of the tubular defect is also more severe. Testing for this mutation is available, which allows for better breeding management. The formation of cystine stones in some canine breeds may be androgen‐dependent (type III cystinuria), and the underlying cause of this proposed androgen dependency is currently unknown. Cystine uroliths can be removed surgically or mechanically, but recurrence is common. Prevention of cystine urolithiasis may be possible with diet in some patients.
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