Read the specimen
Gross Pathology - Image Library
Macroscopic specimens annotated with the key findings and their exam relevance.
- Key findings marked
- Annotated
- Describe then diagnose
- Specimen-based
What's inside the Gross Pathology library
The gross pathology library teaches a structured specimen description - organ, size, cut surface, lesion characteristics - before committing to a diagnosis.
Liver cirrhosis
A cut liver surface with a diffuse, fine nodular pattern: regenerative nodules separated by fibrous bands, replacing the normal smooth architecture. This is end-stage scarring, and it explains the clinical consequences you are examined on, portal hypertension and impaired synthetic function. Describe the specimen by organ, cut surface and nodule size before naming the diagnosis.
Turn a specimen image into a structured description
Identify the organ and orientation first, then describe size, external surface, capsule, cut surface, colour, consistency clues, focal lesions and their relationship to margins or adjacent structures. Avoid jumping from one dramatic feature to a diagnosis. Ask which findings would need palpation, sectioning, microscopy or clinical history to confirm. Gross specimens are especially useful for linking pathology mechanisms to anatomy, but image colour and scale vary; use the labelled explanation to refine your observation rather than treating one photograph as a universal appearance.
Work through the full Gross Pathology library in MedNext
Every image is annotated the same way, mapped to high-yield exam topics and linked to its chapter.
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