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Educational Case: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Miglena K Komforti1, Bryan E Harmon1
1Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 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/10.1177/2374289517715040.1.
