Peritoneum

Dec 27, 2016 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Peritoneum

Noninfectious Causes Foreign material that is usually recognizable on microscopic examination can elicit a granulomatous reaction on the peritoneum. Starch granules from surgical gloves (7), douche fluid, and lubricants typically…

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Masses of the Liver

Dec 27, 2016 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Masses of the Liver

SPECIMEN HANDLING The gross examination of mass lesions in the liver in resection specimens should include number and size of nodules, macroscopic vascular invasion, distance of tumor from inked surgical…

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Stomach

Dec 27, 2016 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Stomach

The glands vary in the different mucosal zones. The cardiac mucosal zone, which extends for 1 to 15 mm (average 5 mm) distal to the lower end of the esophagus,…

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Joints

Dec 27, 2016 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Joints

Maximal stress and strain are exerted at the tidemark, where there is an abrupt change in the mechanical properties of the cartilage, the noncalcified malleable surface becoming sharply rigid in…

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