Abstract
Pathology specimen cross-contamination is a rare phenomenon in diagnostic pathology. Such "floaters" may result in delayed, missed or erroneous diagnoses. We describe the case of a patient with benign granuloma of the lung initially misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma due to a "floater."
Keywords:
granuloma; humans; pathology; surgical/standards.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Granuloma / diagnosis*
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Granuloma / diagnostic imaging
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Granuloma / pathology
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Humans
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Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
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Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Diseases / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Male
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed