Gross Pathology Handbook, 2nd Ed.: A Guide to Descriptive Terms

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Brush Education, Oct 12, 2021 - Medical - 200 pages

The updated second edition of this highly practical guide helps pathology professionals quickly and accurately describe surgical and autopsy specimens as they perform gross dissection. It also helps clinicians and medical students interpret pathology reports with ease and precision.

Gross Pathology Handbook provides a comprehensive list of 171 gross descriptive terms paired with images of gross specimens, including five new listings for the second edition. Each listing includes a brief commentary describing the gross appearance, the underlying disease process and commonly affected tissues.

Christopher Horn and Dr. Christopher Naugler lay the framework for a standardized method of description, resulting in easier interpretation of reports by clinicians and improved communication among healthcare providers.

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Abrasion
4
Adhesion
5
Annular circinate
6
Anthracotic pigment
7
Apple core
8
Asymmetrical
9
Atelectatic
10
Inverted
90
Irregular
91
Ischemic
92
Laceration
93
Lamellate lamellar
94
Linear
95
Lobulated
96
Loculated
97

Atrophic
11
Bilateral
12
Bile stained
13
Bivalved
14
Blister
15
Bosselated
16
Botryoid
17
Bulla
18
Calculus
19
Caseous
20
Centrally located
21
Chalky
22
Circular donut shaped
23
Circumferential
24
Circumscribed
25
Clot thrombus
26
Coalesced
27
Cobblestone
28
Congested
29
Corrugated
30
Crystalline
31
Cylindrical
32
Cystic
33
Defect
34
Degeneration
35
Demarcated
36
Dense solid
37
Depressed
38
Diffuse
39
Dilated
40
Discoloration
41
Distended
42
Diverticulum
43
Eccentrically located
44
Edematous
45
Ellipse
46
Elongated
47
Encapsulated
48
Encircling
49
Eroded
50
Everted
51
Excoriated
52
Excrescence
53
Exophytic
54
Exudate
55
Fat necrosis
56
Fenestrated
57
Fibrofatty
58
Fibrous
59
Filiform
60
Firm
61
Fistula
62
Flat
63
Flecked
64
Fleshy
65
Fluid filled
66
Focal
67
Fractured
68
Friable
69
Fungating
70
Gangrenous
71
Gaseous
72
Granulated
73
Gritty
74
Hairy
75
Hemorrhagic
76
Heterogeneous
77
Homogeneous
78
Honeycomb
79
Ill defined
80
Incised
81
Indrawn
82
Infarct
83
Infiltrated
84
Intact
85
Intermixed
86
Intracavitary
87
Intraluminal
88
Invasive
89
Macronodular
98
Macule
99
Mammillated
100
Miliary
101
Mottled
102
Mucinous
103
Multicystic
104
Multifaceted
105
Multifocal
106
Multilobular
107
Multiparous
108
Mummified
109
Necrotic
110
Nodular
111
Nodule
112
Nonintact
113
Nulliparous
114
Obstructed
115
Oval
116
Ovoid
117
Papillary
118
Papillate
119
Papule
120
Patent
121
Peau d orange
122
Pedunculated polyp
123
Perforated
124
Pigmented
126
Protruding
128
Pseudocyst
129
Pseudopolyp
130
Puckered
131
Pultaceous sebaceous material
132
Purulent suppurating
133
Pus
134
Pushing
135
Raised
136
Reniform
137
Roughened
138
Ruptured
139
Scaled
140
Segmental
141
Septate
142
Serosal
143
Serous fluid
144
Serpiginous
145
Serrated
146
Sessile
147
Sloughed
148
Smooth
149
Solid cystic
150
Stellate
151
Stenotic strictured
152
Streaked
153
Striated
154
Submucosal
155
Subserosal
156
Symmetrical
157
Thickened
158
Tortuous
159
Trabecular
160
Translucent
161
Transparent
162
Ulcerated
163
Uniform
164
Unilateral
165
Variably sized
166
Variegated
167
Velvety
168
Vermiform
169
Verrucous
170
Vesicle
171
Well healed
172
Whorled
173
Wrinkled
174
Index
175
About the Authors
187
Copyright

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Gross Pathology Handbook: A Guide to Descriptive Terms
Christopher Horn,Christopher Naugler
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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2021)

Christopher Horn, MSc, PA(ASCP)CM (CCCPA-CCCAP) is a clinical lecturer in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Calgary and a pathologists’ assistant at Alberta Precision Laboratories, where he has performed surgical gross dissection and autopsy services since 1999.

Christopher Naugler, MD, FRCPC, is a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Calgary, and associate dean of undergraduate medical education at the Cumming School of Medicine.

Bibliographic information

TitleGross Pathology Handbook, 2nd Ed.: A Guide to Descriptive Terms
AuthorsChristopher Horn, Christopher Naugler
PublisherBrush Education, 2021
ISBN1550599097, 9781550599091
Length200 pages
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Medical / Laboratory Medicine
Medical / Pathology
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