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Introduction to histopathology

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This introductory course examines major pathological processes, including inflammation, infection, neoplasia, cell death, thrombosis, and tissue repair. It also introduces image acquisition, magnification, scale bars, and reporting in histopathology.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Pathological processes - inflammation and infection
  • 1 Pathological processes - inflammation and infection
  • 1.1 Infection
  • 1.2 Acute inflammation
  • 1.3 Chronic inflammation
  • 1.4 Autoimmunity
  • 1.5 Hypersensitivity
  • 1.6 Scarring and fibrosis
  • 1.7 Wound healing, angiogenesis and tissue regeneration
  • 2 Pathological processes - neoplasia
  • 2 Pathological processes - neoplasia
  • 2.1 Hyperplasia, dysplasia and neoplasia
  • 2.2 Metastasis
  • 3 Pathological processes - cell death
  • 3 Pathological processes - cell death
  • 3.1 Apoptosis and necrosis
  • 3.2 Thrombosis and embolism
  • 3.3 Degenerative diseases and storage disorders
  • 4 Photography and reporting
  • 4 Photography and reporting
  • 4.1 Image acquisition
  • 4.2 Magnification and scale bars
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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