Summary
The virtual histopathology slide box provides an introduction to the histology of diseased cells and tissues. Each specimen is accompanied by a caption that provides information on staining, magnification, and the structures shown. Virtual microscopy is provided in cooperation with Smart Zoom®. Complementary to this article, the virtual histology slide box contains numerous images of captioned normal histological specimens with the same virtual microscopy feature. Some images from that article have been included here also for easy comparison.
Skin
Tumors
Capillary hemangioma
Basal cell carcinoma
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Inflammatory diseases of cutaneous and subcutaneous diseases
Gout tophus
Pilonidal cyst
Normal tissue for comparison
Heart
Atherosclerosis of the coronary artery
Normal tissue for comparison
Stages of myocardial infarction
Normal tissue for comparison
Infective endocarditis
Normal tissue for comparison
Lungs
Pulmonary alveolar edema
Inflammations
Bronchopneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
Pulmonary sarcoidosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Pulmonary aspergillosis
Tumors
Non-small-cell-lung cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma of the lung
Small cell lung cancer
Normal tissue for comparison
Esophagus and stomach
Barrett esophagus
Barrett esophagus
Barrett esophagus with adenocarcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Gastritides
Type B gastritis: Helicobacter pylori
Foveolar hyperplasia
Normal tissue for comparison
Intestine
Infarction of small intestine with ischemia (mesenteric infarction)
Diverticulosis
Inflammations
Celiac disease
Appendicitis
Enterobius vermicularis
Crohn disease
Ulcerative colitis
Pseudomembranous colitis
Tumors
Colonic lipoma
Adenocarcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Liver
Inflammations
Chronic hepatitis B
Cirrhosis of the liver
Tumors
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Pancreaticobiliary system
Adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder
Normal tissue for comparison
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Breast
Cancer in situ
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Invasive tumors
Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast
Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
Benign neoplastic changes of the breast
Fibroadenoma of the breast
Fibrocystic disease of the breast
Normal tissue for comparison
Female reproductive organs
Uterus
Leiomyoma
Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix
Normal tissue for comparison
Fallopian tubes
Ectopic pregnancy in the fallopian tubes
Normal tissue for comparison
Ovary
Ovarian endometriosis
Ovarian tumors
Brenner tumor
Mature teratoma of the ovary
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Male reproductive organs
Prostate
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Adenocarcinoma of the prostate
Normal tissue for comparison
Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis
Testicles
Seminoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Urinary tract
Kidneys
Coagulative necrosis (renal infarction)
Diabetic nephropathy
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Bladder
Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder
Normal tissue for comparison
Endocrine organs
Thyroid
Nodular goiter
Hyperthyroidism (Graves disease)
Thyroid cancer
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Adrenal gland
Adrenal adenoma
Pheochromocytoma
Normal tissue for comparison
Blood and lymphatic system
The following slides are sorted by disease rather than organ systems.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL on blood smear)
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML on blood smear)
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Hairy cell leukemia
Multiple myeloma
Follicular lymphoma
Mantle cell lymphoma
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
CLL is classified as a lymphocytic lymphoma (belonging to the group of the B cell Non-Hodgkin lymphomas). However, for the sake of clarity, here it is shown in the context of other types of leukemia.
Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Essential thrombocythemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
CML is classified as a myeloproliferative neoplasm. However, for the sake of clarity, here it is shown in the context of other types of leukemia.
Pathological changes on blood and bone smear
This section treats blood and bone smears that show anemia and a few unspecific changes that indicate abnormal hematopoiesis and may occur in a variety of diseases. For oncological diseases of the blood, see the section on blood and lymphatic system above.
Pathological changes of erythrocytes
Basophilic stippling
Dacryocytes
Schistocytes
Iron deficiency anemia
Hemolytic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia (KM)
Sickle cell disease
Malaria
Pathological changes of leukocytes
Left shift
Infectious mononucleosis
Eosinophilia
Mastocytosis
Connective tissue, cartilage, and bone
Blood vessels and nerves
Blood vessels
Atherosclerosis
Aortic dissection
Giant cell arteritis
Capillary hemangioma
Normal tissue for comparison
Nerves
Acoustic neuroma
Normal tissue for comparison