Introduction to General Pathology Study. The state of health. Pathological events. Aetiology and pathogenesis. Aetiology pathogenic agents: a) Intrinsic to the organism - definition. B) extrinsic to the body (environmental pathology): 1) physical, chemical and biological agents. Cellular Pathology: Necrosis and Apoptosis. Intracellular and extracellular degenerations. Acute and chronic inflammation: definitions, general features and historical facts. Acute inflammation: vascular changes, cellular events, chemical mediators, morphological types, systemic effects and outcomes. Chronic inflammation: definitions, causes, morphological characteristics. Chronic granulomatous inflammation. Healing processes: resolution, repair and regeneration. Cell growth and differentiation abnormalities. Tumors: Definition and Background. Nomenclature and classification criteria, grading and staging systems. Clinical, biological and morphological malignancy. Neoplastic invasiveness, metastasis, angiogenesis, tumor markers.
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