Cytopathology
Features ThinPrep® (TP) SurePath™ (SP) Conventional preparation (CP) Sample collection Uniform – head of sampling device is discarded Uniform – head of sampling device is submitted Uniform – head of…
Endocrine Pathology
Fig. 20.1. Lingual thyroid : depression at the site of excision of lingual thyroid. Microscopic (Fig. 20.2 ) ♦ Heterotopic and ectopic thyroid tissue is a histologically normal thyroid tissue,…
Cardiovascular Pathology
Malformation Incidence per million live births Ventricular septal defect (VSD) 4,482 Atrial septal defect (ASD) 1,059 Pulmonary stenosis 836 Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) 782 Tetralogy of Fallot 577 Coarctation of…
Neoplasms of the Skin and Immunodermatology
Fig. 18.1. Steatocystoma (A, B). Clinical ♦ May occur in a solitary form (simplex) or as multiple lesions inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion (multiplex) Microscopic ♦ An irregular,…
Transplantation Pathology
Fig. 5.1. Patients awaiting organs in the United States, from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS, http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/). General Considerations Transplant Recipient Candidate ♦ Waiting list for most organs is…
Tumor of the Salivary Glands
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA Diana M. Bell Email: dianabell@mdanderson.org Introduction To Salivary Gland Tumors Tumorlike And Cystic Lesions Tumorlike Lesions…
Nonneoplastic Hepatobiliary Disease
Hepatotropic viruses Nonhepatotropic viruses Viruses that preferentially and predominantly infect liver Viruses that involve the liver as part of systemic or multiorgan infection Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, E, and…
Neoplasms of the Kidney
Fig. 35.1. Renal cell carcinoma, clear cell type. Tumor is typically well demarcated from normal kidney by a fibrous pseudocapsule, and the cut surface is usually variegated. Viable tumor is…
Neoplasms of the Liver and Biliary System
Fig. 45.1. F ocal nodular hyperplasia consisting of a well-circumscribed, lobulated lesion with a central stellate scar arising in a noncirrhotic liver. The scar is eccentrically located in small, early…
Esophagus and Stomach
Type Macroscopic description I Esophageal atresia; no tracheoesophageal fistula (8%) II Esophageal atresia with upper-pouch fistula (upper pouch connected to the trachea; 1%) III Esophageal atresia with lower-pouch fistula (lower…
