A renal cell carcinoma (chromophobe type) viewed on a hematoxylin & eosin stained slide

Bacteriology: Agar plate with bacterial colonies.

This mastectomy specimen contains an infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. A pathologist will use immunohistochemistry and fluorescent in-situ hybridization to detect markers which determine the optimal chemotherapy regimen for this patient.

Pathology (from Greek , pathos, "fate, harm"; and , -logia) is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids and whole bodies (Autopsy). The term also encompasses the related scientific study of disease processes, called General pathology.

Medical pathology is divided in two main branches, Anatomical pathology and Clinical pathology. Veterinary pathology is concerned with animal disease whereas Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases.

History of pathology

General pathology

Pathology as a medical specialty

Anatomical pathology

Clinical pathology

Forensic pathology

Veterinary pathology

Plant pathology

See also

• Molecular pathology
• Medical laboratory
• Important publications in pathology

External links

• Association of Clinical Biochemistry (UK)
• American Society for Investigative Pathology
• American Society of Cytopathology
• British Neuropathological Society
• Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital - Clinicopathological Conference
• College of American Pathologists
• Flickr group: Pathology and Lab Medicine: numerous photos illustrating the work of pathologists.
• HistoPathology Atlas
• humpath.com (Atlas in Human Pathology)
• Immunohistochemistry protocols and troubleshooting
• Traditional Chinese medicine Pathology
• Mybiopsy.org
• Neuropathology blog
• Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• Royal College of Pathologists (UK)
• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (Australia & Oceania)
• Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology - Leading Australian Pathology Laboratory.
• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
• WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
• Pathtalk.org - A community weblog about pathology-related topics.
• What is a Pathologist? - a perspective from UK pathologist Fraser Charlton.
• Pathologypics - an interactive community-driven histology atlas

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