General Tips for the Pathology Exam
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1. Definition
2. Classification (if any)
3. Morphology
a. Macroscopy
- What does it look like from the naked eye?
- Colour? Consistency?
b. Microscopy
- What does it looks like under the microscope?
- Key features? (e.g. Reed-Sternberg Cells in Hodgkin's Lymphoma)
- Staining.
4. Complications
- The main complications of any pathology. Always remember that the main complication of any malignant tumour is metastasis.
5. Prognosis
