Dr Tatiana Hitchen
@txhitchen.bsky.social
Anatomical pathology trainee, swapped scalpel for microtome. Philosophy/Law grad. Various interests: my work, human rights, economics, running, guinea pigs.
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Join the call to release the full MRFF and support our scientists to keep saving lives.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
WEHI stands behind the @aamri.bsky.social campaign to strengthen the sector and secure the future of medical research.
Join the call to release the full MRFF and support our scientists to keep saving lives.
Find out more: www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
Join the call to release the full MRFF and support our scientists to keep saving lives.
Find out more: www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
The On Call Pathologist
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October 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
September 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Did anyone pick the lack of solar elastosis and suspiciously high number of hair follicles?
Micro - a bit unexpected? Subcut as anticipated however appears to be an adnexal cyst lined containing numerous hair follicles. Mitotically active!!
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Did anyone pick the lack of solar elastosis and suspiciously high number of hair follicles?
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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
Unexpected item in the grossing area
September 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Unexpected item in the grossing area
This - and subsequently reading Dexter Holland's Wikipedia entry - has absolutely made my day.
If you want a weird but true fact to talk about:
Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.
It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”
August 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This - and subsequently reading Dexter Holland's Wikipedia entry - has absolutely made my day.
#PathSky
Biopsy with gastritis on scope. Epithelial stripping, dense inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria, and thick subepithelial collagen band highlighted on trichrome -> collagenous gastritis.
No significant neutrophil population and H. Pylori negative.
Biopsy with gastritis on scope. Epithelial stripping, dense inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria, and thick subepithelial collagen band highlighted on trichrome -> collagenous gastritis.
No significant neutrophil population and H. Pylori negative.
July 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#PathSky
Biopsy with gastritis on scope. Epithelial stripping, dense inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria, and thick subepithelial collagen band highlighted on trichrome -> collagenous gastritis.
No significant neutrophil population and H. Pylori negative.
Biopsy with gastritis on scope. Epithelial stripping, dense inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria, and thick subepithelial collagen band highlighted on trichrome -> collagenous gastritis.
No significant neutrophil population and H. Pylori negative.
#PathSky
Ulcerated skin lesion. Sheets of immature cells, mitoses +++, eosinophilic myelocytes (eosinophilic granular cytoplasm); MPO and CD43+
Haem team is very good and never fails to give the key history of AML.
Ulcerated skin lesion. Sheets of immature cells, mitoses +++, eosinophilic myelocytes (eosinophilic granular cytoplasm); MPO and CD43+
Haem team is very good and never fails to give the key history of AML.
July 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#PathSky
Ulcerated skin lesion. Sheets of immature cells, mitoses +++, eosinophilic myelocytes (eosinophilic granular cytoplasm); MPO and CD43+
Haem team is very good and never fails to give the key history of AML.
Ulcerated skin lesion. Sheets of immature cells, mitoses +++, eosinophilic myelocytes (eosinophilic granular cytoplasm); MPO and CD43+
Haem team is very good and never fails to give the key history of AML.
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Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.
The BBC & Telegraph are trailing Wes Streeting’s technophile health plans, including genomic mapping at birth.
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
June 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.
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Gratuitously posting this because I think kidney tumours are rewarding. Chromophobe RCC, plant-like cell walls and wrinkled nuclei. Very pretty staining for Hale’s colloidal iron. (Tumour was 133 mm!)
#PathSky
#PathSky
June 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Gratuitously posting this because I think kidney tumours are rewarding. Chromophobe RCC, plant-like cell walls and wrinkled nuclei. Very pretty staining for Hale’s colloidal iron. (Tumour was 133 mm!)
#PathSky
#PathSky
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Enough time to listen to All Too Well (10-Minute Version) 28,250,650,000 times.
May 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Enough time to listen to All Too Well (10-Minute Version) 28,250,650,000 times.
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Every time one of these lands in my inbox I think it's the cleverest and funniest thing Rick Morton has produced... until the next one.
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May 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Every time one of these lands in my inbox I think it's the cleverest and funniest thing Rick Morton has produced... until the next one.
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May 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#PathSky Not only can you not ever trust invasive lobular breast cancer, you also DEFINITELY can’t trust micropapillary breast ca.
Lymph node I initially thought was clear - with benefit of hindsight and AE1/AE3*, I revised this to ITCs.
*ordered b/c I personally don’t trust micropap anything
Lymph node I initially thought was clear - with benefit of hindsight and AE1/AE3*, I revised this to ITCs.
*ordered b/c I personally don’t trust micropap anything
May 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
#PathSky Not only can you not ever trust invasive lobular breast cancer, you also DEFINITELY can’t trust micropapillary breast ca.
Lymph node I initially thought was clear - with benefit of hindsight and AE1/AE3*, I revised this to ITCs.
*ordered b/c I personally don’t trust micropap anything
Lymph node I initially thought was clear - with benefit of hindsight and AE1/AE3*, I revised this to ITCs.
*ordered b/c I personally don’t trust micropap anything