The Pathology Explorer

17/05/2026

PathoPolls: Test your knowledge in pathology! #13

Ciao everyone! This time polls are taking a different shape and turning into a crossword game! Have fun, and see how many you can solve before checking the answers 😉

Ciao everyone! This time polls are taking a different shape and turning into a crossword game! Have fun, and see how many you can solve before checking the answers below 😉 1 Mycobacterium species a…

06/12/2025

Ciao, Everyone! We are back! 🤓
This time with a post on canine hypothyroidism!
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Ciao Everyone! After a long break we’re back with a brand-new post! This time we’ll be revising some aspects of the veterinary endocrine pathology, focusing on canine hypothyroidism, its pathologic…

13/09/2025

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15/06/2025

19/05/2025

Embolism refers to the intravascular invasion and transport of a solid, liquid, or gaseous mass (called embolus) from its site of origin to a distant location, where it lodges in the vasculature, often causing tissue dysfunction and ischemia (infarction). In general, consequences of the embolism depend on the composition and origin of the embolus, and on the vascular territory it affects....

Embolism refers to the intravascular invasion and transport of a solid, liquid, or gaseous mass (called embolus) from its site of origin to a distant location, where it lodges in the vasculature, o…

13/05/2025

PathoPolls: Test your knowledge in pathology! #10
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Ciao, Everyone! Our 10th PathoPolls is on mediators of the inflammation. Enjoy! 1. Which of the followings is the principal mediator responsible for the immediate transient phase of increased vascu…

12/05/2025

New Post Out Now!!

Ciao, Everyone! Let’s face it, few regions cause more confusion in pathology than the perianal area. Between the perianal (also known as hepatoid or circumanal) glands and the apocrine glands of th…

06/05/2025

New Post Out Now!

Ciao, Everyone! When dealing with proliferative and ulcerative skin lesions in middle-aged or elderly cats, it is important to understand the distinguishing features of actinic keratosis (AK), Bowe…

04/05/2025

Who doesn't need a brush up on terms. Here is PathoTerms #1.
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Acantholysis refers to the disruption of connections between keratinocytes, leading to their loss of cohesion. This occurs when intercellular junctions (desmosomes) break down, and may result in th…

30/04/2025

New Post: Out Now!

Ciao Everyone! In our explorers’ journey the time to discuss a well-known respiratory porcine disease has arrived. The condition all swine’s veterinarians and farmers know, Atrophic Rhi…

28/04/2025

PathoPolls: Test your knowledge in pathology! #10

💬 What is the most likely diagnosis?

An adult dog 🐕 presented with a nodular lesion of the mammary gland. A neoplastic process was suspected. The dog underwent surgery and subsequent biopsy examination. What is the most likely diagnos…