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New letter describes 17 patients, all of whom vaped, who had lung biopsies after presenting with symptoms and bilateral pulmonary opacities that led to a clinical diagnosis of #vaping-associated lung injury. https://t.co/n5rF2OOOwq

— NEJM (@NEJM) October 2, 2019

Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use

9 Sep, 2019 | 00:12h | UTC

Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Preliminary Report – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Vaping-Induced Lung Injury (free)

Commentaries: CDC Says Number Of Possible Cases Of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Has Doubled – NPR (free) AND Cases of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Surge, Health Officials Say – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Pneumonia cases linked to vaping are still rising. And federal officials don’t know what’s causing them – STAT (free)

AI-Powered Microscope Can Detect Tumor Cells in Histology Slides

15 Aug, 2019 | 07:41h | UTC

An augmented reality microscope with real-time artificial intelligence integration for cancer diagnosis – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Researchers at @GoogleAI have designed an #ArtificialIntelligence -powered microscope able to detect tumor cells in histology slides that could accelerate #pathology workflows for #cancer diagnosis―Read full paper 👉 https://t.co/mTa9z5rUdK #digitalmedicine #Biotechnology #AI pic.twitter.com/CPhEPRCRwE

— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) August 12, 2019

Meta-Analysis: MRI plus Targeted Biopsy vs. Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

8 Aug, 2019 | 08:13h | UTC

Comparison of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Targeted Biopsy With Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: The Evolving Paradigm of Prostate Cancer Screening – JAMA Network Open (free) AND MRIs Improve Targeting of Biopsies for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – MedicalResearch.com (free)

Related Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer (free)

“Prebiopsy magnetic resonance imaging combined with targeted biopsy is associated with improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and reduced numbers of biopsy cores per procedure, while potentially avoiding unnecessary biopsies.”

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: 2-cm vs. 4-cm Surgical Excision Margins for Cutaneous Melanoma Thicker than 2 mm

24 Jul, 2019 | 02:10h | UTC

2-cm versus 4-cm surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm: long-term follow-up of a multicentre, randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Does Size of Surgical Excision Margins for Thick Localized Cutaneous Melanoma Affect Survival Outcomes? – The ASCO Post (free) AND Quick Take: 2-cm versus 4-cm surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

In randomized study of 2 cm vs 4 cm margins for patients with thick (>2 mm) localised cutaneous melanoma, at 19.6 years of follow up, the narrow excision margin was as oncologically effective as the wider margin.: https://t.co/orX2wnLbnb #melsm #surgonc

— NatureRevClinOncol (@NatRevClinOncol) July 12, 2019

[Abstract Only] Study: Artificial Intelligence System Could Guide Pancreatic Cyst Management and Avoid 60% to 74% of Surgeries

18 Jul, 2019 | 09:38h | UTC

A multimodality test to guide the management of patients with a pancreatic cyst – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Test shown to improve accuracy in identifying precancerous pancreatic cysts – Johns Hopkins Medicine (free) AND Machine Learning Guides Pancreatic Cyst Management in Patients – American Association for the Advancement of Science (free) AND An experimental AI system can predict when pancreatic cysts will become cancerous – STAT (free)

Ulcerated Lesions of the Oral Mucosa: Clinical and Histologic Review

22 Apr, 2019 | 01:41h | UTC

Ulcerated Lesions of the Oral Mucosa: Clinical and Histologic Review – Head and Neck Pathology (free)

Review: HPV-Related Papillary Lesions of the Oral Mucosa

22 Apr, 2019 | 01:39h | UTC

Supplement: The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP) Endometrial Carcinoma Project

10 Apr, 2019 | 12:07h | UTC

The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP) Endometrial Carcinoma Project – International Journal of Gynecological Pathology (free articles)

Pathologic Differential Diagnosis of Metastatic Carcinoma in the Liver

1 Apr, 2019 | 11:53h | UTC

Pathologic differential diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma in the liver – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free)

Italian Consensus for the Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology: The Risk of Malignancy Between Indeterminate Lesions at Low or High Risk

30 Mar, 2019 | 17:55h | UTC

Italian consensus for the classification and reporting of thyroid cytology: the risk of malignancy between indeterminate lesions at low or high risk. A systematic review and meta-analysis – Endocrine (free)

Best Practices Recommendations for Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Lung Cancer

6 Mar, 2019 | 20:00h | UTC

Best Practices Recommendations for Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Lung Cancer – Journal of Thoracic Oncology (free for a limited period)

Study: Machine Learning Model for the Histologic Classification of Resected Lung Adenocarcinoma

5 Mar, 2019 | 02:49h | UTC

Pathologist-level classification of histologic patterns on resected lung adenocarcinoma slides with deep neural networks – Scientific Reports (free)

Commentary: A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (free)

Head to Head: Should We Rename Low Risk Cancers?

24 Jan, 2019 | 21:42h | UTC

Should we rename low risk cancers? – The BMJ (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

I'm with @DrLauraEsserman on this: rename very low risk "#cancer"
like IDLE = indolent lesions of epithelial origin (breast, prostate, and others)https://t.co/f3fBWCsgdL @bmj_latest
stop the unnecessary surgery, treatment and alarm/anxiety pic.twitter.com/HkBdo8WacL

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 24, 2019