The following is the list of slides/specimens which an undergraduate in Pathology has to know before appearing for his examinations. This is the compilation from various institutions. This list encompasses only the neoplastic lesions categorized under various systems.
Acknowledgements: I Thank Dr Pradeep Vaideeswar, Additional Professor, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital,Mumbai for contribution of the entire list
Please note that the detailed descriptions of each of these will follow. Some of which have been complete and the same can be accessed by clicking on the lesion.
HEPATOBILLIARY
Benign
Malignant
Hepatoma
Metastasis
URINARY SYSTEM
Malignant
Renal cell carcinoma
Metastasis
Wilm’s tumor
RESPIRATORY
Malignant
Bronchogenic carcinoma (SCC)
Periphera lung cancer (mucinous adenocarcinoma)
Metastasis
ALIMENTARY
Benign
Gastric adenomatous polyp
Adenomatous polyp colon
Malignant
Ca esophagus – squamous cell carcinoma
Ca esophagus – mucinous adenocarcinoma
Ca stomach (linitis plastica, signet ring type)
Gastric adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma of colon (plaque type)
Colorectal cancer (ulcerative type)
LYMPHORETICULAR
Malignant
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Metastasis
CENTRAL NERVOUS
Benign
Meningioma
Malignant
Glioblastoma
ENDOCRINE
Benign
Adenoma (solitary nodule)
Malignant
Papillary carcinoma
INTEGUMENTARY
Benign
Papilloma
Naevus
Cavernous Hemangioma
Capillary hemangioma
Lipoma
Malignant
Melanoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
Benign
Leiomyoma with hyaline change
Dermoid cyst
Malignant
Infiltrating duct carcinoma-breast
Cystadenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
BREAST
Benign
Malignant
Infiltrating duct carcinoma-breast
MALE REPRODUCTIVE
Malignant
Seminoma
SKELETAL
Benign
Chondroma
Malignant
Osteoclastoma
Osteogenic sarcoma
Multiple myeloma
HEMATOPOETIC (PERIPHERAL BLOOD SLIDES)
Malignant
Acute myeloblastic leukaemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Dr Pradeep Vaideeswar : is Professor (Addl.) in Pathology at Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. He is a dedicated academician and exemplary teacher. He is a prolific writer with over 200 publications in national and international peer reviewed journals and numerous book chapters. He is considered to be a world renowned expert on cardiovascular and thoracic pathology. He is also the immediate Past President of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists.
