Anatomical pathology

Anatomical pathology (Commonwealth) or anatomic pathology (U.S.) is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs and tissues. Over the 20th century, surgical pathology has evolved tremendously: from historical examination of whole bodies (autopsy) to a more modernized practice, centered on the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer to guide treatment decision-making in oncology. Its modern founder was the Italian scientist Giovanni Battista Morgagni from Forlì.[1]

Anatomical pathology is one of two branches of pathology, the other being clinical pathology, the diagnosis of disease through the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids or tissues. Often, pathologists practice both anatomical and clinical pathology, a combination known as general pathology.[2] Similar specialties exist in veterinary pathology.

  1. ^ Morgagni, G. B. (October 1903). "Founders of Modern Medicine: Giovanni Battista Morgagni. (1682-1771)". Medical Library and Historical Journal. 1 (4): 270–277. ISSN 0898-1868. PMC 1698114. PMID 18340813.
  2. ^ "Pathology Specialty Description". American Medical Association. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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