Module 02 · Written course material (PDF library)

Diagnostic Reporting Casebook

120 annotated cases in written form with model reports.

€590VAT included · per seat

Format: Written course material (PDF library)
Extent: 120 cases · 6 chapters
Access: Permanent download
Assessment: Each chapter closes with ten short-answer cases and a key. No formal examination
Delivery: Access details by email within 24 h

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**Fig. 02** — Two labelled glass slides held in gloved hands over a worksheet.

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Overview

A structured written casebook: each case opens with clinical context and slide description, moves through the differential and closes with a model synoptic report. Built around the WHO classification and ICCR datasets, the chapters cover breast, gynaecological, urological, thoracic, gastrointestinal and cytological material.

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What you will be able to do

Write a synoptic report that a tumour board can act on without a phone call
Grade and stage with the current WHO and AJCC/UICC editions, and know where they disagree
Decide when immunohistochemistry adds information and when it adds only cost
Phrase uncertainty, deferral and second-opinion notes in defensible language

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Syllabus

Synoptic reporting templates
Grading and staging pitfalls
When to request immunohistochemistry
Wording of uncertainty and second-opinion notes
Self-assessment keys per chapter

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Chapters

Ch. 1	Breast — 22 cases: core biopsy to mastectomy, receptor reporting, DCIS margins	22 cases
Ch. 2	Gynaecological — 24 cases: endometrial, cervical, ovarian, vulvar	24 cases
Ch. 3	Urological — 18 cases: prostate cores, bladder TUR, renal masses	18 cases
Ch. 4	Thoracic — 16 cases: small biopsies, EBUS, mesothelioma work-up	16 cases
Ch. 5	Gastrointestinal — 22 cases: polyps, IBD dysplasia, gastric and pancreatic biopsies	22 cases
Ch. 6	Cytology — 18 cases: thyroid, effusion, urine, salivary gland	18 cases

120 cases · 6 chapters in total. Lessons can be watched in any order; the numbering is our recommendation.

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A sample from the module

Excerpt

Case 2.14 — Endometrial biopsy, 61-year-old, postmenopausal bleeding

Two pages: clinical note, four figures at 4× to 40×, the differential (atypical hyperplasia vs low-grade endometrioid carcinoma vs artefact), the immunopanel actually ordered and why, and the report as it was signed — with a margin note on what the gynaecologist did with it.

**Fig. 02a** — Reading a textbook at a desk, pen in hand.

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What is included

Six chapter PDFs, 120 cases, ~640 pages with 900 figures
Model synoptic report for every case
ICCR-aligned reporting templates (editable DOCX)
Self-assessment keys per chapter
Permanent download; revised editions sent free for 24 months

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Readership & prerequisites

Who it is written for

Trainees preparing for board examinations and pathologists standardising reports across a team.

What you need beforehand

A year of general pathology training or equivalent bench experience. Not a beginner’s atlas — cases assume you can recognise the basic patterns.

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Assessment & certificate

Each chapter closes with ten short-answer cases and a key. No formal examination; the casebook is study material.

Passing the assessment adds this module to your MEDSMITH record. A certificate with hours studied is issued for the complete program; single modules receive a confirmation of completion on request.

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Delivery & access

How you receive it

After payment you land on your personal order page and receive access details by email within 24 hours on working days. Streamed lectures are watched in the browser on any device; downloadable material is yours permanently.

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