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Cardiovascular system pathology (part 1) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  cardiac hypertrophy – patterns, relation to heart failure 

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  left - and  right - sided heart failure – causative agents, pathogenesis, morphology, 

consequences 

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  ischemic heart disease – definition, causative agents, pathogenesis, clinical syndromes 

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  myocardial infarction – definition, risk factors, pathogenesis, anatomical location,  

morphology (sequences of gross and microscopic changes), clinical features, consequences, 
complications 

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  systemic and pulmonary (cor pulmonale) hypertensive heart disease – pathogenesis, 

morphology, disorders predisposing to cor pulmonale, complications 

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  valvular heart disease – etiology, types,  morphology, clinical features 

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  main types of congenital heart disease – etiology, categories, description of malformations 

with direction of blood flow 

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  rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course, 

consequences 

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  cardiomyopathy – definition, types, pathogenesis, consequences  

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  myocarditis  – etiology, types, morphology, clinical course 

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  endocarditis – etiology, types, morphology, consequences  

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  pericarditis – etiology, types, morphology, consequences 

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  tumors of the heart  – incidence, classification, morphology, clinical significance 

 

Cardiovascular system pathology (part 2) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  atherosclerosis – risk factors, pathogenesis, typical lesions and their distribution, 

complications 

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  hypertensive vascular disease – etiology, morphology, consequences 

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  aneurysm and dissections – definition, classifications, complications 

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  inflammatory disorders of blood vessels (vasculitides) – pathogenesis, classification, 

morphology, clinical significance 

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  varicose veins – definition, distribution, complications 

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  tumors of blood vessels – classification, morphology, clinical significance 

 
Respiratory system pathology (part 1) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  atelectasis – definition, types, causes, clinical significance 

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  pulmonary edema and congestion – etiology, morphology, clinical features 

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  adult respiratory distress syndrome – pathogenesis, clinical associations, morphology, 

clinical course 

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  chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases – definition, examples, common features  

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  emphysema – definition, pathogenesis, types, morphology, consequences 

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  bronchial asthma – pathogenesis, types, morphology, consequences 

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  bronchiectasis – definition, types, morphology, complications 

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  diffuse interstitial (restrictive) diseases of lungs – examples, common features 

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  selected pneumoconiosis i.e., coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, silicosis, asbestosis – 

pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  pulmonary embolism and infarction – causes, morphology, consequences 

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  pneumonia – predisposing factors, classification, etiology, morphology, stages of lobar 

pneumonia, clinical course, complications 

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  lung abscess – etiology, morphology, complications 

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  tuberculosis of the lung – etiology, classification, morphology, clinical course 

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  sarcoidosis of the lung – etiology, morphology, clinical course 

 

Respiratory system pathology (part 2) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  primary malignant tumors of the lung – classification, predisposing factors, origin, precursor 

lesions, anatomical location, morphology, clinical course 

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  carcinoid – origin, anatomical location, morphology, clinical course 

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  pulmonary hamartoma – definition, morphology, significance 

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  secondary (metastatic) tumors of the lung – anatomical location of primary tumors, 

morphology 

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  methods of pathological examination of pulmonary tumors 

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  pleural effusion – types, etiology 

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  tumors of the pleura – types, morphology, clinical course 

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  inflammations of upper airways – etiology, clinical course 

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  reactive nodules of the larynx – predisposing factors, anatomical location, morphology, 

clinical features 

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  tumors of upper airways – classification, risk factors, predisposing lesions, morphology, 

clinical course  

 

Urinary system pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  clinical manifestations of renal diseases 

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  congenital anomalies of the kidney including cystic diseases – pathogenesis, morphology, 

clinical course 

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  glomerulonephritis – classification, pathogenesis, morphology including 

immunofluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy, clinical course 

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  systemic diseases with glomerular involvement i.e., systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes 

mellitus and amyloidosis – morphology, clinical course 

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  acute tubular necrosis – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  tubulointestitial nephritis – etiology and types 

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  pyelonephritis – etiology, pathogenesis, types, morphology, clinical course 

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  renal transplantation – indications, types of rejection, drug toxicity, clinical course 

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  tumors of the kidney – classification, predisposing factors, morphology, clinical signs 

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  urinary tract obstruction – causes, morphology, consequences 

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  cystitis – etiology, morphology, clinical course  

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  tumors of the urinary bladder – classification, predisposing factors, morphology, clinical 

signs 

 
Endocrine glands pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  pituitary adenoma – classification, morphology, clinical signs 

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  hypopituitarism – definition, etiology, clinical features 

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  posterior pituitary syndromes – clinical signs 

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  hyper- and hypothyroidism – definitions, etiology, clinical course 

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  goiter, toxic goiter, non-toxic-goiter, parenchymatous goiter, multinodular goiter – 

definitions 

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  Graves disease and multinodular goiters – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  thyroiditis – etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors of the thyroid gland – classification, genetic and environmental factors, morphology, 

clinical course 

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  hyper- and hypoparathyroidism – definitions, etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  hyperadrenalism – clinical syndromes, etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  adrenal insufficiency – classification, causes, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors of the adrenal cortex and the medulla – classification, morphology, clinical course 

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  diabetes mellitus – types, pathogenesis of main forms of diabetes and its complications, 

morphology, clinical course, complications 

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  tumors of pancreatic islet cells – types, morphology, clinical signs 

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  multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes – classification, clinical course 

 

Alimentary system pathology (part 1) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  inflammations of the oral cavity – etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors of the oral cavity – classification, precursor lesions, morphology, clinical course 

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  odontogenic tumors and cysts – general division; ameloblastoma – morphology, clinical 

course 

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  sialadenitis – etiology, morphology 

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  Sjogren syndrome – etiology, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors of the salivary glands – classification, anatomical location, morphology, clinical 

course 

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  esophagitis – etiology, morphology, complications 

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  achalasia, hiatal hernia, diverticula, Mallory-Weis syndrome and esophageal varices – 

pathogenesis, clinical course 

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  Barrett esophagus – definition, morphology, clinical significance 

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  tumors of the esophagus – classification, risk factors, morphology, clinical course 

 

Alimentary system pathology (part 2) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  gastritis – types, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  acute gastric ulceration and chronic peptic ulcer – pathogenesis, anatomical location, 

morphology, complications 

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  Helicobacter pylori infection – significance in pathology 

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  tumors of the stomach – classification, predisposing factors, morphology, early gastric 

cancer, clinical course  

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  enterocolitis – etiology, morphology, clinical features 

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  malabsorption syndromes – definition, types, pathogenesis of celiac disease, clinical features 

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  idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease – pathogenesis, distribution of lesions, morphology, 

clinical features, differences between Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis  

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  ischemic bowel disease – predisposing factors, anatomical location, morphology, clinical 

features  

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  diverticular disease – definition, anatomical location, morphology, clinical course 

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  intestinal obstructions – causes, clinical features 

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  Hirschprung disease – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors of the large and small intestine – classification, epidemiology, predisposing factors, 

morphology, anatomical location, staging of colorectal cancer, clinical course  

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  intestinal polyps – definition, classification, morphology, significance 

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  appendicitis – etiology, morphology, complications 

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  peritonitis –  etiology, morphology, complications 

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Alimentary system pathology (part 3) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  morphologic patterns of hepatic injury 

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  hepatic failure – causes, clinical manifestations 

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  liver cirrhosis – etiology, pathogenesis, classifications, morphology, consequences, main 

 

causes of liver cirrhosis in children 

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  portal hypertension – causes, clinical course 

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  viral hepatitis – characteristics of viruses, clinicopathologic syndromes, morphology, 

 consequences 

 

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  metabolic liver diseases – examples, pathogenesis, clinical significance 

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  primary and secondary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis – causes, 

 morphology, 

consequences 

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  circulatory disorders of the liver – types, causes, morphology, clinical manifestations 

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  tumors and tumor-like lesions of the liver – classification, predisposing factors, morphology, 

 clinical 

signs 

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  cholelithiasis and cholecystitis – predisposing factors, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical 

 course 
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  carcinoma of the gallbladder – predisposing factors, morphology, clinical course  

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  acute and chronic pancreatitis – etiology, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors of the pancreas – classification, risk factors, precursor lesions, morphology, 

 

anatomical location, clinical course 

 

Skin pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  the basic macro- and microscopic terms used in dermatopathology 

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  classification of skin tumors 

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  disorders of pigmentation and benign tumors of melanocytes – types, morphology, 

significance 

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  malignant melanoma – epidemiology, predisposing factors, types, morphology, staging 

systems, clinical signs, prognostic factors 

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  benign epithelial tumors of the skin – typical location, morphology, clinical course 

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  malignant epithelial tumors of the skin – predisposing factors, morphology, clinical course 

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  non-epithelial tumors of the skin – examples, morphology, clinical course 

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  blistering diseases – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

 

Nervous system pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  increased intracranial pressure and herniations – causes, morphology, types of herniation, 

clinical signs, consequences 

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  cerebral oedema nad hydrocephalus – definition, types, causes, consequences 

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  traumatic vascular injuries – types, causes, morphology, clinical signs, consequences 

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  cerebral infarction – causes, types, morphology, clinical signs 

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  subarachnoid hemorrhage – causes, common locations of saccular aneurysms, morphology, 

clinical signs, consequences 

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  intracerebral hemorrhage – causes, morphology, clinical signs, consequences 

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  meningitis and brain abscess – etiology, morphology, clinical signs, consequences 

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  meningoencephalitis – etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases) – examples, causative agents, 

pathogenesis, morphology, consequences 

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  demyelinating diseases – definition, examples, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical signs 

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  degenerative diseases – definition, examples, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical signs 

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  tumors of central nervous system – classification, grading, morphology, clinical signs 

 
Bones and joints pathology/Soft tissue tumors 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  healing of bone fractures 

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  osteoporosis – definition, types, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  Paget disease (osteitis deformans) – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course, significance 

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  osteomyelitis – types, causes, morphology, complications 

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  tumors and tumor-like lesions of bones – classification, predisposing factors, anatomical 

locations, morphology, clinical course 

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  fibrous dysplasia – pathogenesis, types, anatomical location, morphology, clinical signs, 

consequences 

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  osteoarthritis – pathogenesis, anatomical location, morphology, clinical course 

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  rheumatoid arthritis – pathogenesis, anatomical location, morphology, clinical course, 

 consequences 
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  gout and gouty arthritis – types pathogenesis, predisposing factors, anatomical location, 

 morphology, 

clinical 

course 

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  tumors and tumor-like lesions of joints – examples, morphology, clinical features 

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  tumors and tumor-like lesions of soft tissue – classification, general features, origin, 

 

morphology, clinical features 

 

Lymphoid system pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  acute and chronic non-specific lymphadenitis – etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  basic rules of WHO classification of lymphoid neoplasms 

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  Hodgkin lymphoma – definition, etiology, pathogenesis, types, clinical course, prognosis 

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  selected non-Hodgkin lymphomas i.e., chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic 

 

lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, 

 

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma,  mycosis fungoides/ Sezary syndrome – 

 

incidence, morphology,  typical cytogenetic and molecular features, clinical course, 

 prognosis 

 

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  splenomegaly – definition, causes, morphology 

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  thymomas – definition, classification, morphology, clinical course 

 

Bone marrow pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  acute myelogenous leukemia – definition, pathophysiology, FAB classification, 

 morphology, 

clinical 

course 

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  myelodysplastic  syndromes – definition, morphology, clinical course,  

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  chronic myeloproliferative disorders – pathophysiology, morphology, laboratory data, 

 clinical 

course 

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  anemias – definition, classification, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical features  

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  acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma – incidence, morphology, typical cytogenetic and 

 molecular 

features, 

laboratory 

data, clinical features, prognosis 

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  multiple myeloma – definition, pathogenesis, morphology, laboratory data, clinical course 

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Male genital system pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  congenital malformations of male genital system – examples, significance 

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  inflammations of the penis – etiology, clinical features 

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  tumors of the penis – classification, precursor lesions, morphology, clinical course 

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  atrophy of the testis – etiology, morphology, clinical significance 

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  vascular disturbances of testis and surrounding tissues – causes, morphology 

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  orchitis and epididymitis – etiology, morphology, significance 

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  tumors of the testis – classification, risk factors, morphology, diagnosis, clinical course 

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  prostatitis – etiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  benign prostatic hyperplasia – pathogenesis, morphology, consequences 

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  carcinoma of the prostate – epidemiology, etiology, anatomical location, morphology, 

grading system, clinical course 

 

Female genital system pathology (part 1) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  infections of lower female genital tract – etiology, clinical course 

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  pelvic inflammatory disease – etiology, morphology, complications 

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  non-neoplastic epithelial disorders of vulva – types, morphology, consequences 

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  tumors of the vulva – classification, risk factors, precursor lesions, morphology, clinical 

 course 
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  tumors of the vagina – classification, risk factors, precursor lesions, morphology, clinical 

 course 
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  tumors of the uterine cervix – classification, epidemiology, risk factors, precursor lesions, 

 

morphology, staging system, diagnosis, clinical course 

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  adenomyosis and endometriosis – definition, pathogenesis, distribution, morphology,  

clinical course 

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  endocervical and endometrial polyps – definitions, morphology, consequences 

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  endometrial hyperplasia (endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia) – predisposing factors, types, 

morphology, consequences   

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  tumors of the uterine corpus – classification, epidemiology, predisposing factors, 

morphology, staging system of adenocarcinoma, clinical course 

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  gestational trophoblastic disease – pathogenesis, types, morphology, clinical course 

 

Female genital system pathology (part 2) 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  non-neoplastic and functional ovarian cysts – etiology, morphology, clinical significance 

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  tumors of the ovary – classification, risk factors, epidemiology, morphology, clinical course 

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  inflammations of fallopian tubes – etiology, morphology, consequences 

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  cysts and tumors of fallopian tubes – incidence, examples, clinical signs 

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  ectopic pregnancy – definition, anatomical location, morphology, consequences 

 

Breast pathology 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  clinical manifestation of breast diseases 

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  inflammations of the breast – etiology, morphology, consequences 

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  benign epithelial lesions – pathogenesis, types, morphology, clinical significance 

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  benign epithelial and stromal-epithelial tumors of the breast – incidence, morphology, 

clinical signs 

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  carcinoma of the breast  – epidemiology, risk factors, classification, anatomical location, 

morphology, diagnosis, clinical signs, prognostic and predictive factors 

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  male breast – gynecomastia, carcinoma 

 

Diseases of infancy and childhood 

Students are obliged to know:  

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  congenital anomalies – definition, etiology, types 

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  prematurity and fetal growth restriction – definition, risk factors, complications 

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  perinatal infections – routes of transmission, causes, morphology, consequences 

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  neonatal respiratory distress syndrome – pathogenesis, predisposing factors, morphology, 

clinical signs, consequences 

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  hydrops fetalis – definition, etiology, pathogenesis, morphology, clinical features 

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  sudden infant death syndrome – epidemiology, pathogenesis, morphology 

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  cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis) – pathogenesis, morphology, clinical course 

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  tumors and tumor-like lesions of infancy and childhood – histological types, incidence, 

pathogenesis, morphology, anatomical location, prognostic factors, clinical course