In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Dr. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Aida Glembocki, a Pediatric Pathologist and Masters Degree candidate at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Robert Siddaway, an Oncology Investigator at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Hear about how The Hospital for Sick Children applies RNA sequencing in pediatric cancer diagnosis to reduce costs and identify key information for diagnostic classification. We also hear about their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology:

Fusion-Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma: Clinical Application of Targeted RNA Sequencing

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Dr. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Lauren Miller (@LJMiller_MD), a 4th year AP/CP Pathology Resident at the University of Michigan; Dr. Amer Heider (@amerheider), Pediatric and Perinatal Pathologist at the University of Michigan; and Dr. Lina Shao, Cytogeneticist and Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan.

Hear about Pathology at the University of Michigan (https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/) and training in Pediatric Pathology (https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/index.php?t=page&id=1396). Find out how they triage tissue from pediatric cancers, and how that approach led to their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology:

A Novel GLCCI1::BRAF Fusion With Independent MYC and MYCN Amplifications in Pediatric Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma

Learn more about Pathology at the University of Michigan on social media:

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Dr. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Professor Matthew J. Murray of the Department of Pathology and the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Consultant Pediatric Pathologist Claire Trayers of the Department of Histopathology at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; and Consultant Pediatric Oncologist Charlotte Burns of the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.

Hear about how persistence and a serum biomarker for a miRNA helped identify a NUT carcinoma as we talk about their work and their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology:

Mediastinal NUT Carcinoma With Raised Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Mimicking a Malignant Germ Cell Tumor: Suspicion Raised Due to Negative Serum miR-371a-3p Levels

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Dr. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Mukul Vij of the Department of Pathology, Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and with Dr. Vaibhav Shah, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Gujarat Super Speciality Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Hear about an uncommon type of childhood cirrhosis that was first described in India, and how the incidence and recognition of this entity has changed over time as we talk about their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology:

Indian Childhood Cirrhosis: Report of 2 Cases With Review of Literature and Implication of Metallothionein Immunohistochemical Expression

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Dr. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Ashlie Rubrecht, and Dr. Archana Shenoy. Dr. Rubrecht is a pediatric pathologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital where she is the Associate Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Director and Director of Pathology Resident Education. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Shenoy is an Associate Professor of Pathology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and the University of Cincinnati. She is also one of the Medical Directors in Anatomic Pathology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Hear about how they developed the data for their article and how that led to networking opportunities through the Society for Pediatric Pathology. We also hear what they learned from their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology:

Sloughing Esophagitis in the Pediatric Age Group: Clinicopathologic Characteristics of 12 Cases

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Dr. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Ülgen Çeltik of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey. Hear about her article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology: 

Is Conservative Management of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm With Papillary-Like Nuclear Features (NIFTP) Possible in Children?

We also hear expert pathology commentary on NIFTP from Dr. Ronald de Krijger of the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology.

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Drs. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Miss. Tania Marsden of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, Mater Research Institute – University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Professor Yee Khong of SA Pathology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; Professor Jane Dahlstrom of ACT Pathology, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia and the School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Science and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; and Dr Jessica Sexton University of Queensland and University of Texas at Tyler.

Hear about how access to perinatal pathologists impacts stillbirth care and prevention as we talk about their work and their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology:

Placental Pathology Reporting Practices in Australian Stillbirths: A Quality Review

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Drs. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Haiying Chen, Pediatric Pathologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Dr. Gino Sommers, Chief of Pediatric Pathology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Professor and Vice Chair of Pathology at The University of Toronto, Dr. Dina El Demellawy, Pediatric Pathologist at The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Professor of Pathology at The University of Ottawa, about their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology: Validation of A Nationwide Digital Pediatric Pathology Consultation Network. Hear about how they solved the challenges of developing a multi-institutional digital pathology consultation network, and the future of digital pathology in Canada.

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Drs. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Raquel Ilgenfritz of Hospital CUF Descobertas in Lisbon, Portugal as well as Unidade Local de Saúde Almada-Seixal, Almada, Portugal, and Dr. Ana Lai of Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Hear about perinatal pathology training and practice in Portugal, and the network of pediatric pathologists collaborating in Portugal through the Portuguese Pathology Society. We also hear about their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology: Stillbirth and Congenital Syphilis: Autopsy and Placental Findings of 11 Cases and Review of the Literature

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In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Drs. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Dr. Saeeda Almarzooqi, Assistant Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Pathology at United Arab Emirates University, about her article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology: Hereditary Multiple Intestinal Atresia With a Novel TTC7A Pathogenic Variant: Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Two Cases

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