Items tagged “pathology”
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Adenomyosis (histology)
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18 Jul 2010
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Testicular torsion (gross pathology)
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06 Oct 2010
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Mixed germ cell tumor of the testis (gross pathology)
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16 Oct 2010
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Neurofibrillary tangles
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are abnormal cytoplasmic accumulations of tau proteins, found in neuronal and glial cells of the central nervous system. They are responsible for a number of neurodegenerative diseases (collectively known as tauopathies) including 1:
progressive supranuclear palsy...
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Pick bodies
Pick bodies are intracytoplasmic spherical inclusions found in Pick disease. They are composed of tau fibrils (thus Pick disease is a tauopathy) arranged in a disorderly array 1. Although tau protein is a major component a number of other protein products are present, including ubiquitin and tub...
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Neuritic plaques
Neuritic plaques (also known as senile plaques) are pathological extracellular aggregates formed around a core of amyloid β peptide and are a hallmark of Alzheimer disease.
They should not be confused with neurofibrillary tangles which are intracytoplasmic.
Pathology
Neuritic plaques are ext...
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Appendicitis
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07 Jul 2011
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CT
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Adenoma-carcinoma sequence
The adenoma-carcinoma sequence refers to a stepwise pattern of mutational activation of oncogenes (e.g. K-ras) and inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (e.g. p53) that results in cancer. An oncogene is a gene that has the potential to cause cancer. In tumor cells, these are often mutated or ex...
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Inflammation
Inflammation is a response to noxious stimuli that can be acute or chronic.
The cardinal signs of inflammation include:
heat (calor)
redness (rubor)
swelling (tumor)
pain (dolor)
loss of tissue function (functio laesa)
Subtypes
Acute Inflammation
Acute inflammation occurs within the fir...
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Submandibular pleomorphic adenoma
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10 Feb 2012
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Pathology
Ultrasound
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Subacute (de Quervain’s) thyroiditis
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13 Mar 2012
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Ultrasound
Pathology
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Hashimoto thyroiditis
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15 Mar 2012
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Ultrasound
Pathology
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Renal leiomyoma (pathology)
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01 May 2012
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Colorectal carcinoma - extramural spread (gross pathology)
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24 May 2012
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Commensal actinomyces in normal tonsil (histology)
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06 Jun 2012
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Adrenal myelolipoma (pathology)
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01 Aug 2012
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Pathology
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Renal oncocytoma (pathology)
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07 Nov 2012
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Pathology
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Renal cell carcinoma - cystic kidney with ESRD (gross pathology)
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24 Jul 2013
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Pathology
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Homer Wright rosettes
Homer Wright rosettes are differentiated tumor cells grouped around a central region containing neuropil (therefore its association with tumors of neuronal origin).
Pathology
Examples of tumors where these can be seen include:
medulloblastoma (the presence of Homer Wright rosettes in a poster...
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Meningioma (pathology)
Published
09 Jun 2014
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Pathology
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