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Prostate Gland Acute and Chronic Prostatitis Clinical Features Clinical classification of acute and chronic prostatitis • Acute bacterial prostatitis • Chronic bacterial prostatitis • Chronic abacterial prostatitis • Prostate is…

Nonneoplastic Entities Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Features • Defined by irreversible loss of pancreatic parenchyma and function caused by inflammation • Patients present with recurrent attacks of abdominal and back pain…

Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency (Addison Disease) Clinical Features Primary Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency Etiology • Autoimmune etiology in 75% to 90% of cases, with circulating autoantibodies to endocrine antigens (21-OH, P-450scc, and…

Light Microscopy Tissue Processing Overview • Fixation • Preserves tissues in situ as close to the lifelike state as possible • Ideally, fixation will be carried out as soon as…