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# General pathology: A

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- [**Abdominal aortic aneurysm: the lesion, its variants and rupture** Blood vessels · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-the-lesion-its-variants-and-rupture/)
- [**Abnormal repair: chronic wounds, hypertrophic scar, keloid, contracture** Tissue repair · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/abnormal-repair-chronic-wounds-hypertrophic-scar-keloid-contracture/)
- [**Achalasia and other motor disorders: loss of the inhibitory neurons** Gastrointestinal tract · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/achalasia-and-other-motor-disorders-loss-of-the-inhibitory-neurons/)
- [**Acinar cell carcinoma and pancreatoblastoma** Pancreas · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acinar-cell-carcinoma-and-pancreatoblastoma/)
- [**Acne vulgaris and rosacea** Skin · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acne-vulgaris-and-rosacea/)
- [**Acquired coagulation factor disorders** Red cells and bleeding disorders · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acquired-coagulation-factor-disorders/)
- [**Actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma** Skin · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/actinic-keratosis-and-squamous-cell-carcinoma/)
- [**Acute and chronic endometritis** Female genital tract · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-and-chronic-endometritis/)
- [**Acute appendicitis** Gastrointestinal tract · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-appendicitis/)
- [**Acute gastritis and stress ulcers** Gastrointestinal tract · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-gastritis-and-stress-ulcers/)
- [**Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia/lymphoma** White cells, lymph nodes, spleen and thymus · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia-lymphoma/)
- [**Acute meningitis: pyogenic vs aseptic** Central nervous system · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-meningitis-pyogenic-vs-aseptic/)
- [**Acute myeloid leukaemia** White cells, lymph nodes, spleen and thymus · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-myeloid-leukaemia/)
- [**Acute pancreatitis: causes, and how trypsin starts self-digestion** Pancreas · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-pancreatitis-causes-and-how-trypsin-starts-self-digestion/)
- [**Acute pancreatitis: morphology and complications** Pancreas · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-pancreatitis-morphology-and-complications/)
- [**Acute promyelocytic leukaemia** White cells, lymph nodes, spleen and thymus · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-promyelocytic-leukaemia/)
- [**Acute pyelonephritis** Kidney · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-pyelonephritis/)
- [**Acute tubular injury (acute tubular necrosis)** Kidney · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/acute-tubular-injury/)
- [**Adnexal tumours of the skin** Skin · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/adnexal-tumours-of-the-skin/)
- [**Adrenocortical adenoma and carcinoma** Endocrine system · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/adrenocortical-adenoma-and-carcinoma/)
- [**Adrenocortical insufficiency** Endocrine system · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/adrenocortical-insufficiency/)
- [**Adult diffuse gliomas** Central nervous system · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/adult-diffuse-gliomas/)
- [**Air pollution and occupational exposures** Environmental pathology · Topic](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/air-pollution-and-occupational-exposures/)
- [**Alcohol-associated liver disease** Liver and gallbladder · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/alcohol-associated-liver-disease/)
- [**Alcohol: how it injures the liver, brain, heart and fetus** Environmental pathology · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/alcohol-how-it-injures-the-liver-brain-heart-and-fetus/)
- [**Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: the liver** Liver and gallbladder · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency-the-liver/)
- [**Alzheimer disease: plaques and tangles** Central nervous system · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/alzheimer-disease-plaques-and-tangles/)
- [**Anaemia of chronic inflammation: IL-6, hepcidin and locked-away iron** Red cells and bleeding disorders · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/anaemia-of-chronic-inflammation-il-6-hepcidin-and-locked-away-iron/)
- [**Anaemia: classification** Red cells and bleeding disorders · Topic](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/anaemia-classification/)
- [**ANCA-associated vasculitis** Blood vessels · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/anca-associated-vasculitis/)
- [**Aneurysms: types and pathogenesis** Blood vessels · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/aneurysms-types-and-pathogenesis/)
- [**Angiodysplasia** Gastrointestinal tract · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/angiodysplasia/)
- [**Aortic dissection** Blood vessels · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/aortic-dissection/)
- [**Aphthous ulcers and reactive oral lesions** Head and neck · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/aphthous-ulcers-and-reactive-oral-lesions/)
- [**Aplastic anaemia** Red cells and bleeding disorders · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/aplastic-anaemia/)
- [**Apoptosis vs necrosis: the comparison table** Cell injury, adaptation and death · Topic](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/apoptosis-vs-necrosis-the-comparison-table/)
- [**Apoptosis: the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways** Cell injury, adaptation and death · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/apoptosis-the-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-pathways/)
- [**Arachidonic acid metabolites in inflammation, and the drugs that block them** Inflammation · Mechanism](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/arachidonic-acid-metabolites-in-inflammation-and-the-drugs-that-block-them/)
- [**Arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death** Heart · Topic](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/arrhythmias-and-sudden-cardiac-death/)
- [**Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy** Heart · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/arrhythmogenic-cardiomyopathy/)
- [**Arterial vs venous thrombi; mural thrombi and lines of Zahn** Hemodynamic disorders · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/arterial-vs-venous-thrombi-mural-thrombi-and-lines-of-zahn/)
- [**Arteriosclerosis: the three patterns** Blood vessels · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/arteriosclerosis-the-three-patterns/)
- [**Asbestos-related disease** Lung · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/asbestos-related-disease/)
- [**Asthma: pathology** Lung · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/asthma-pathology/)
- [**Atelectasis: resorption, compression and contraction** Lung · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/atelectasis-resorption-compression-and-contraction/)
- [**Atherosclerosis: risk factors** Blood vessels · Topic](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/atherosclerosis-risk-factors/)
- [**Atherosclerotic plaque: stable vs vulnerable** Blood vessels · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/atherosclerotic-plaque-stable-vs-vulnerable/)
- [**Atrophy** Cell injury, adaptation and death · Process](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/atrophy/)
- [**Atypical breast hyperplasia and cancer risk** Breast · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/atypical-breast-hyperplasia-and-cancer-risk/)
- [**Autoimmune atrophic gastritis** Gastrointestinal tract · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/autoimmune-atrophic-gastritis/)
- [**Autoimmune hepatitis: plasma cells, interface injury and types 1 and 2** Liver and gallbladder · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/autoimmune-hepatitis-plasma-cells-interface-injury-and-types-1-and-2/)
- [**Autoimmune pancreatitis: type 1 (IgG4-related) vs type 2** Pancreas · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/autoimmune-pancreatitis-type-1-vs-type-2/)
- [**Autophagy** Cell injury, adaptation and death · Process](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/autophagy/)
- [**Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease** Kidney · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/autosomal-dominant-polycystic-kidney-disease/)
- [**Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease** Kidney · Lesion](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/autosomal-recessive-polycystic-kidney-disease/)

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