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P A Dervan MD
Professor Emeritus of Pathology

University College Dublin

These tutorials can be accessed from each tutorial page by using the drop down menu below or you can return to this (Home) page.

24 interactive tutorials on neoplasia

Home / Introduction Definition of Cancer Terminology Dysplasia Carcinoma-in-situ Differentiation Tumor Type Tumor Grade Tumor Stage Invasion And Metastases Primary Sites Prognosis Clonal Growth Epidemiology Etiology Cell Biology of Cancer cells Genes and Cancer Growth Factors Cell Kinetics Tumor Immunology / Host Defence Neoangiogenesis Tumor Dormancy Paraneoplastic Syndromes Histology vs Cytology Immunohistochemistry Colon cancer, Polyps

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Flash movies will not run on an iPhone.

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Definition;Terminology; Dysplasia; Carcinoma-in-situ; Invasion_Metastases; Differentiation; Tumor_Type; Tumor_Grade; Tumor_Stage; Primary_Sites; Prognosis; Clonality; Epidemiology; Etiology; Cell_Biology; Cancer_Genes; Tumor_Growth; Cell_Kinetics; Tumor_Immunology; Neoangiogenesis; Dormancy; Paraneoplastic_Syndromes; Histology_Cytology;Immunohistochemistry; Image Gallery

Updated:Colorectal polyps and colon ca. including images

Tutorials focus on helping students understand the concepts of neoplasia and how pathology integrates with clinical care. Each tutorial begins with a summary page. While you are reading this an interactive tutorial loads into the bottom of the page. Just scroll down for access.

Individual tutorials contain relatively few pathology images. Because they are not overloaded with images the tutorials run very quickly (you might have to wait for a minute while the tutorial initially loads into your browser)..

Three separate (Gallery)tutorials focus on images with explanatory text.

Gallery: dysplasia; carcinoma-in-situ
Gallery: invasion
Gallery: immunohistochemistry
Breast Cancer Quiz

Here you will find descriptions of neoplasia as found in standard textbooks - but with a difference.

Descriptions are brief, clear, and presented in an interactive format. Pages contain core information written in short sentences and phrases. If you need additional related information, a button click gets it instantly. Tutorials are written in Adobe Flash; you will not have to wait while separate web (HTML)pages load. The synoptic information will supplement your lectures and textbooks.

You can enjoy the process of learning and understanding how cancer begins, grows and spreads. The educational content integrates pathology with basic clinical oncology, including general strategies for diagnosis, treatment and prognostication.

Each tutorial page prompts you to think and respond as you would in a live tutorial.

Although written primarily for medical students, these tutorials are also suitable for students studying: Nursing, Dentistry, Laboratory Technology, Biomedical Science and other disciplines allied to Medicine. Many tutorials will be relevant to students studying Veterinary Medicine.

First year residents and house officers in residency training programs in pathology, oncology, surgery, radiology and other disciplines that include the study of cancer will find the tutorials helpful and they should provide an enjoyable method for revising medical school pathology.

The tutorials include: Macro- and microscopic images (but not image overload) and descriptions; quizzes; genetics; cell and molecular biology; epidemiology; immunohistochemistry; summary pages; mind maps.

Go to the tutorial list - drop down menu at the top right of this (and other) pages.