- Covers core, high-yield content in a practical, concise, easy-to-read manner.
- Features case scenarios, clinical pearls, tables, imaging, microscopic and gross illustrations, as well as Beyond the Pearls tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) that provide deep coverage of core material.
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- Includes questions throughout the case that put you in the physician's place and demonstrate the decision making that is needed both in the hospital and on exams.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Pathology/Primer
a. Definitions (Benign/Malignant, Biopsy/Excision/Resections)
b. Ancillary studies (Immunohistochemistry, Special Stains, Molecular Studies)
c. Interpretation of pathology report
2. Oral Cavity/ENT
a. Tongue/Leukoplakia
b. Salivary glands
c. Nasal polyps
3. Gastrointestinal System, Liver and Pancreas
a. Pancreatitis
b. Pancreatic neoplasms
c. Hepatitis (infectious/autoimmune)
d. Gallbladder diseases
e. Esophagus
f. Stomach
g. Small bowel
h. Colon
4. Male Genital System
a. Testicular neoplasms
b. Prostate
5. Female Genital System
a. Vulvar/Vaginal neoplasia
b. Cervix
c. Uterus (benign and malignant tumors)
d. Ovaries
e. Gyn pap smears
6. Breast
a. Fibrocystic change
b. Benign tumors
c. Malignant tumors
d. Gynecomastia
7. Genitourinary System
a. Glomerular Diseases
b. Renal cell carcinoma
c. Bladder tumors
8. Respiratory System
a. Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD/Asthma)
b. Intersitital lung disease
c. Infectious (Pneumo, Crypto, Histo, Aspergillus)
d. Tumors
e. Pleural based lesions
f. Sarcoid
9. Musculoskeletal System
a. Bone forming tumors
b. Cartilage forming tumors
c. Fibrous and Fibrous-osseous tumors
d. Gout/Pseudogout
e. Fatty tumors (lipoma/liposarcoma)
f. Synovial sarcoma
10. Skin
a. Dermatoses (acute, inflammartory, infectious)
b. Blistering (bullous) disorders
c. Malignant epithelial tumors (SCC,BCC)
d. Melanocytic lesions
11. Nervous System
a. Tumors
b. Degenerative diseases/dementias
12. Hematopoietic System
a. Red blood cell disorders/ Anemias
b. White blood cell disorders
13. Endocrine System
a. Thyroid
b. Parathyroid
c. Adrenal gland
d. MEN syndromes
