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Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver, and Pancreas

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Gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreatic pathology are popular subspecialty areas of surgical pathology, although there is no official certification in this subspecialty. Pathologists in this subspecialty examine and diagnose lesions affecting these three organs. They work closely with gastroenterologists, hepatologists, radiologists, and surgeons who specialize in surgery of these organs and in treating patients with diseases affecting these organs. The types of diseases the pathologist examines under the microscope range from infections, cysts, inflammatory conditions autoimmune diseases, and neoplasms. A few examples of diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas in the practice of pathology today are summarized below. Some of these include gastritis, intestinal polyps, colonic adenocarcinoma, alcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In addition pancreatic lesions include neoplasms of the exocrine pancreas and neuroendocrine tissues.

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Lloyd, R.V. (2023). Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver, and Pancreas. In: Pathology: Historical and Contemporary Aspects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39554-3_10

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