@VandaTorousMD

Cytopathologist, Associate Professor @MGHpath @HarvardMed | Director of Cytopath QA/QI | Interests #CytoPath #GynPath #BreastPath #PatientSafety #QI #MedEd

Boston, MA
Joined March 2017
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Excellence in HPV Cytology: From QA/QI to Challenging Cases A joint bilingual virtual course presented by ASC and SLAC Join professionals from across the Americas for a 5-hour virtual program exploring current issues in HPV-related cytology. Register - buff.ly/Fb54EWb
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Hi all! For ASC members, please do vote in the upcoming Executive Board election :D cytopathology.org/page/Execu… #Cytopathology #Cytology #Pathologists #Pathology
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“Pseudo–signet ring cells in ascitic fluid: a deceptive look that can lead you straight to the wrong diagnosis.” Hydropic degeneration is known to occur in histiocytes and mesothelial cells. (Cytospin preps)
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Today is the last day for the survey! Please do fill it out 🙂 #Cytopathology #Pathology #pathologists
Dear cytologists/cytopathologists The American Society of Cytopathology needs to hear from you! Please fill out this important survey on the impact of the CMS memorandum on digital cytology 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/3QQJLXJ #CytoPath #Cytopathology #Pathology #Pathologists
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Dear cytologists/cytopathologists The American Society of Cytopathology needs to hear from you! Please fill out this important survey on the impact of the CMS memorandum on digital cytology 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/3QQJLXJ #CytoPath #Cytopathology #Pathology #Pathologists
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The rare HSIL cells - "elusive, inconspicuous and diagnostically unforgiving". (ThiPrep PAP test)
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How can HPV testing help your head and neck FNA diagnosis? Check it out in Cancer Cytopathology! doi.org/10.1002/cncy.70144
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New today from @VandaTorousMD & our EIC @bfaquin 🤩 🔬 A positive HR-HPV PCR result on liquid cytology material carries a positive predictive value of 100% for malignancy in cytologically indeterminate head and neck FNA specimens. 🔗: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… #CytoPath #ENTPath
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New! ✨ Leveraging LLMs to enhance cytopathology: Opportunities, challenges, and future directions; a practical review from the ASC Clinical Practice Committee acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… #CytoPath @cytopathology @Angelique_Levi_ @MauroSaieg @VandaTorousMD @JudyShi8
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Please do make sure to fill out the survey 🙏😊 #CytoPath #Cytology #Pathology #Pathologists
Dear cytologists/cytopathologists The American Society of Cytopathology needs to hear from you! Please fill out this important survey on the impact of the CMS memorandum on digital cytology 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/3QQJLXJ #CytoPath #Cytopathology #Pathology #Pathologists
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Dear cytologists/cytopathologists The American Society of Cytopathology needs to hear from you! Please fill out this important survey on the impact of the CMS memorandum on digital cytology 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/3QQJLXJ #CytoPath #Cytopathology #Pathology #Pathologists
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Replying to @DoctorAngell
@DoctorAngell @AmThyroidAssn @IACytology @Eur_Thyroid_J @MarcPusztaszeri Conventional Smears Versus Liquid-Based Cytology in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: Strengths, Limitations, and Diagnostic Impact - Marc P. Pusztaszeri, Zubair W. Baloch, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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"In cytopathology, one signet ring cell may whisper, but a cluster always shouts malignancy." Hepatic hilar node with metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell type. (FNA, Smear and Cell block).
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New Article Alert! Post-Implementation Evaluation of Cytopathology Amendment Reports Afte... sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @cytopathology @VandaTorousMD #cytopath #cyto #cytology #LIS
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Trichome: a cute ✴️ slide contaminant #CytoPath #PathArt #PathTwitter #TGIF 😎
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BAL with the most perfect Curschmann spiral #CytoPath #PathTwitter
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IMPRESSIVE example, with a perfect Cyto-Histo correlation in a "Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma" metastatic to the liver. A highly aggressive subtype of PDAC with a mean survival of 12 months or less. (FNA with core biopsy and p40 IHC).
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🔎 Happening at 10:30am today at #ASCyto25: @VandaTorousMD and @bfaquin lead Short Course 9 - "Solving the Mystery: Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Primary in the Head and Neck" See Dr. Torous' recent Cases in Quality & Safety on a related topic: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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🔍 Next up at #ASCyto25: Editorial Advisory Board member @VandaTorousMD leads Short Course 3, “Quality Improvement in the Cytopathology Laboratory: The Who, What, Why, & How” See her study on how amendments help reveal errors & drive better lab practices: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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With the known history of renal cell carcinoma, this tissue fragment in the cell block of a pleural effusion is diagnostic of metastasis and may not even need confirmation by a PAX8 IHC.
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