Educational Case: A Uterine Neoplasm: Leiomyoma—A Benign Neoplasm. (7th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Magid, Margret S.
• Is Part Of: Academic pathology. (2018:Jan./Dec.)
• Publication Date: 2018-08-07
• Subjects: pathology competencies -- disease mechanisms -- neoplasia -- anaplasia -- benign -- hyperchromatic -- hysterectomy -- invasion -- leiomyoma -- leiomyosarcoma -- malignant -- metastasis -- myomectomy -- myometrium -- normochromatic -- nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio -- paraneoplastic syndrome -- pleomorphic -- poorly differentiated -- smooth muscle tumor -- well-differentiated; Pathology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North America -- Periodicals; Pathology; Periodicals; 616.0707117
• DOI: 10.1177/2374289517721193
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2374-2895

Abstract

The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, seehttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040 .