I thought that everyone on this thread might like to read what I found out about AFIP. Of particular interest is the mention that they focus mostly on rare diseases and have a large collection of lesion information. So if they actually do study the lesions and do not try to sweep the study under the rug, perhaps something will match up some place with something which is already known. They also deal with infectious and parasitic diseases. Hopefully an answer will be forthcoming soon.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) - Welcome
"The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) was founded in 1862 as the Army Medical Museum. It is located in Washington, DC on the grounds of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Its primary mission is second opinion diagnostic consultations on pathologic specimens that are usually difficult to diagnose due to their rarity or their variation from the ordinary. These cases have resulted in a unique repository of lesions, numbering over three million, that have been the basis of major pathological studies.
The AFIP's diagnostic departments are based mainly on organ sites, e.g. skin, liver, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, pulmonary, soft tissue, bone, hematological, neurological, endocrine and gynecological pathology. In addition, there are specialty departments dealing with infectious and parasitic diseases, molecular techniques and environmental pathology. As all of these specialties are located in one institution, there is close interaction between its departments in analyzing complex cases."