Surgical Pathology Dissection
- Lecture Notes, Study Materials and Important questions answers

Subject : Surgical Pathology Dissection

General Approach to Surgical Pathology Specimens

1. Safety in the Surgical Pathology Laboratory - Answer (click here)
2. Radioactive Specimens - Answer (click here)
3. Fundamentals of Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Step 1. Specimen Orientation - Answer (click here)
5. Step 2. Dissecting the Specimen - Answer (click here)
6. Step 3. The Gross Description - Answer (click here)
7. Step 4. Specimen Sampling - Answer (click here)
8. The Surgical Pathology Report - Answer (click here)

Laboratory Techniques

1. Laboratory Techniques: General Comments - Answer (click here)
2. Laboratory Techniques: Fixation - Answer (click here)
3. Laboratory Techniques: Special Stains - Answer (click here)
4. Laboratory Techniques: Immunohistochemical Stains - Answer (click here)
5. Laboratory Techniques: Decalcification - Answer (click here)
6. Laboratory Techniques: Intraoperative Consultation - Answer (click here)

Tissue Collection for Molecular Genetic Analysis

1. Tissue Collection for Molecular Genetic Analysis - Answer (click here)

Photography

1. Setting Up a Photographic System - Answer (click here)
2. Some Pointers on Photographing Specimens - Answer (click here)
3. Troubleshooting - Photographing Specimens - Answer (click here)
4. Maintenance of the Photography System - Answer (click here)
5. Things to Remember when Photographing a Specimen - Answer (click here)

Lymph Nodes

1. Lymph Node Dissections - Answer (click here)
2. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - Answer (click here)

Larynx

1. Larynx: The Anatomy - Answer (click here)
2. Total Laryngectomy - Answer (click here)
3. Subtotal Laryngectomies - Answer (click here)
4. Important Issues to Address in Your Surgical Pathology Report on the Larynx - Answer (click here)

Major Salivary Glands

1. Major Salivary Glands - Answer (click here)

Complex Specimens

1. Complex Specimens - Answer (click here)

Maxilla

1. Surgical Pathology Dissection : Maxilla - Answer (click here)

Radical Neck Dissection

1. Radical Neck Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Digestive System

1. Esophagus: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Stomach: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Non-Neoplastic Intestinal Disease: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Polypectomies - Neoplastic Intestinal Disease: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
5. Resections of Intestinal Neoplasms: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
6. Appendix: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
7. Liver: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
8. Liver Explants: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
9. Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
10. Cholecystectomies: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
11. Local or Segmental Biliary Resections: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
12. Pancreas: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Cardiovascular Respiratory System

1. The Explanted Heart: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Conduction System Heart: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Endomyocardial Biopsy: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Cardiac Tumors: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
5. Pericardium: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
6. Heart Valves: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
7. Arteries and Veins: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
8. Temporal Artery Biopsies: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
9. Lungs: General Comments - Answer (click here)
10. Limited Pulmonary Resections: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
11. Lung Lobectomies and Pneumonectomies: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
12. Lungs Pleural Resections for Malignant Mesotheliomas: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
13. Transplantation - Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

Bone Soft Tissue and Skin

1. Bone : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Soft Tissue : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Nerve and Muscle Biopsies : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Skin : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

Breast

1. Breast : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Breast Needle Core Biopsy: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Breast Biopsies for Mammographic Abnormalities: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Breast Lumpectomy : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
5. Breast Mastectomy : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
6. Breast Reduction Mammoplasty: Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Female Genital System

1. Vulva : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Uterus, Cervix and Vagina : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Uterus : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Hysterectomy for Nonmalignant Disease - Uterus : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
5. Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer - Answer (click here)
6. Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer - Answer (click here)
7. Pelvic Exenterations Including Vaginectomies - Answer (click here)
8. Ovary and Fallopian Tube : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
9. Products of Conception : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
10. Placentas : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Urinary Tract and Male Genital System

1. Penis : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Prostate : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Testis : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Kidney : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
5. Nephrectomies for Neoplastic Disease : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
6. Nephrectomies for Non-neoplastic Disease - Answer (click here)
7. Bladder : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Ocular System

1. Eye : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Endocrine System

1. Thyroid : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Parathyroid Glands : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Adrenal Glands : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

Pediatric Tumors

1. Pediatric Tumors : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Central Nervous System

1. Brain and Spinal Cord : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

The Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System

1. Lymph Nodes : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
2. Spleen : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
3. Thymus : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)
4. Bone Marrow : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)

Common Uncomplicated Specimens

1. Common Uncomplicated Specimens : Surgical Pathology Dissection - Answer (click here)