Title of article :
Educational Case: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast
Author/Authors :
Scholl, Ashley Rose Department of Pathology - Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA , Flanagan, Melina B. Department of Pathology - Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040
Keywords :
pathology competencies , organ system pathology , breast , palpable breast mass , types of breast neoplasia , invasive ductal carcinoma , prognostic factors , molecular basis
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
