Pathway Pathology

Integrating Pathway Data for Systems Pathology

The HumanPSD database on the complete proteomes of human, mouse and rat has been integrated with the databases TRANSFAC on gene regulation and TRANSPATH on signal transduction to provide a comprehensive systems biological platform for these organisms. As a next step, integration with PathoDB and PathoSign on pathologically relevant mutations is planned together with an extension beyond the limi...

Anatomic Pathology / PATHOLOGY OF THE SYNOVIUM Pathology of the Synovium

Synovium is specialized mesenchymal tissue that is essential for the appropriate function of the locomotor apparatus. It is the site for a series of pathologic processes that are characteristic, and in some cases specific, to this distinctive tissue. In this article, the normal microscopic anatomy of synovium is briefly reviewed. Synovial proliferative disorders, including pigmented villonodula...

Pathology

A system of learning pathology based on new teaching methods is described and compared with traditional teaching. The Integrated Pathology Audiovisual Learning System (IPALS) is the product of an international team of pathologists and consists of three tiers. Tier I deals with general pathology, Tier II with the pathology of organ systems, and Tier III with diseases in individual organs. Each u...

Pathology

Pathology

Medical students are often unsure about the viability of a career as a physician in pathology. In particular, they are concerned that pathologists may not have a gratifying lifestyle or be well compensated. These worries may cause angst among medical students considering pathology and among junior pathology residents wondering if they made the correct career choice. A 2016 survey of nearly 20 0...