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Updates from the TIES (Text Information Extraction System) team at the University of Pittsburgh, and news from the TIES Cancer Research Network.

Pittsburgh, PA
Joined November 2015
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#TIES is part of the #CCRI group. Find out more here on Friday!
Need a good reason to look ahead to Friday? Mark your calendar to join us on Friday at 11am when Drs. Shyam Visweswaran and Jonathan Silverstein will provide an overview of CCRI and ORI. Details: dbmi.pitt.edu/node/54015
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Pilomatrix carcinoma ✔De novo or aries from pilomatrixoma ✔Head/neck most common ✔Locally aggressive with metastatic potential ✔Histology similar to pilomatrixoma but with atypia, high mitotic count, necrosis, infiltrative border ✔b-catenin mutation #pathology #dermpath
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Squamous (CIN-3) and endocervical (AIS) dysplasia. Looking forward to the day when these cases are rare. #Vaccinate #HPV #CervicalCancer #CervicalDysplasia
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Learn about the revisions to the TNM staging of lung cancer to formulate effective treatment strategies and optimize patient outcomes from Radiology. ow.ly/fvhQ30my70Q
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What do you see?
62 y/o female, smoker; Lung, right middle lobe tumor, no other cancer history. What’s your differential? #pathology #lungpath
Cancer Trends Progress Report: Online Summary of Trends in US Cancer Control Measures progressreport.cancer.gov/
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Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) harbors the same ETV6-NTRK3 gene fusion resulting from t(12;15)(p13;q25) as infantile fibrosarcoma and cellular congenital mesoblastic nephroma, as well as some rare AMLs. 🔬 #SurgPath #HeadandNeckPath #ENTPath
Nice example of variant celiac artery anatomy from @uab_ir seen during targeted #chemotherapy delivery Replaced L hepatic off a gastrosplenic trunk w replaced common hepatic, seen in <1% of ppl. Added #IRad bonus of cone beam CT to confirm targeting! #Meded #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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What do you think the reasons are?
People in low- and middle-income counties in the U.S. are more likely to die of cancer than those who live in high-income counties. Some possible reasons: cancer.gov/news-events/cance…
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Now that #AMIA2018 is over, what was your experience like? What will you do next for cancer research?
Did you catch our leader at the breakfast? #AMIA2018!
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#TIES is at #AMIA2018! Be sure to speak to @JCSilverstein or @becich about any questions you might have!
Join us if you are going to #AMIA2018!
Making plans for #amia2018 in San Francisco? Join us for a Pitt DBMI Alumni and Friends Breakfast! It's on Monday, November 5 from 7am-9am. Space is limited! Please RSVP to Maria Bond (see graphic for email address).
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Does this happen to you when you view a slide?
Some cancers almost seem to crawl across the slide. 🔬 #lifeofapathologist #lungcancer
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