Educational Case: From pleural tap to diagnosis: An educational journey in the pathology of mesothelioma
Luke Passannante, Samer N Khader, Laleh Hakima · 2026
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Description
Luke Passannante, Samer Khader, and Laleh Hakima present a teaching case on mesothelioma diagnosis, in work from 2026. The fictional case is built for national pathology teaching standards for medical students. Learning goals cover workplace exposure harm and how to split look alike diagnoses in tissue samples.
A sixty-seven year old man arrives with months of right sided chest pain and breath loss. Cough, weight loss, and deep fatigue join the picture as the case unfolds. Steps move from chest fluid tap through tissue checks toward a firm diagnosis. Each step asks students to weigh exposure history and rival causes for the mass. The format trains diagnostic reasoning, not just fact recall.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Luke Passannante, Samer N Khader, Laleh Hakima |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |