Gross Pathology Handbook provides a comprehensive list of 171 gross descriptive terms paired with images of gross specimens, including five new listings for the second edition. Each listing includes a brief commentary describing the gross appearance, the underlying disease process and commonly affected tissues.
Christopher Horn and Dr. Christopher Naugler lay the framework for a standardized method of description, resulting in easier interpretation of reports by clinicians and improved communication among healthcare providers.
Christopher Horn, MSc, PA(ASCP)CM (CCCPA-CCCAP) is a clinical lecturer in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Calgary and a pathologists’ assistant at Alberta Precision Laboratories, where he has performed surgical gross dissection and autopsy services since 1999.
Christopher Naugler, MD, FRCPC, is a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Calgary, and associate dean of undergraduate medical education at the Cumming School of Medicine.