Educational Case: Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. (6th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McGary, Carl T.
• Is Part Of: Academic pathology. (2018:Jan./Dec.)
• Publication Date: 2018-06-06
• Subjects: pathology competencies -- organ system pathology -- cytology diagnostic certainty -- endocrine -- endocrine neoplasms -- fine needle aspiration cytology -- medullary thyroid carcinoma; Pathology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North America -- Periodicals; Pathology; Periodicals; 616.0707117
• DOI: 10.1177/2374289518770173
• 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 .