Title of article :
Educational Case: Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Author/Authors :
Welch, Matthew C. Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA , Huppmann, Alison R. Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 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 , peripheral nervous system , neurofibroma , schwannoma , malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor , neurofibromatosis
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
