ENGLISH DIVISION 3rd year MD Programme 

PATHOLOGY COURSE Winter semester

LECTURES:

1. Cell injury, cell death and adaptations. Inflammation. 23.10.2026

2. Hemodynamic disorders. Neoplasms. 06.11.2026

3. Diseases of lung  and pleura. Pediatric pathology. 13.11.2026

4. Pathology of heart and blood vessels. 27.11.2026

5. Head and Neck pathology. Gastrointestinal tract pathology. 15.01.2027

CLASSES:

1. Introduction to pathomorphology.

2. Cell injury, cell death and adaptations. Amyloidosis.

3. Hemodynamic disorders.

4. Inflammation.

5. Neoplasms.

6. Diseases of lung and pleura.

7. Pediatric diseases.

8. Diseases of blood vessels and heart.

9. Head and neck pathology (oral cavity, larynx, pharynx, salivary glands).

10. Gastrointestinal tract pathology (esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines).

At seminars each student prepares 30-45 minute presentations about particular topic from the list below. During one seminar three students present their topics. Please create the list of the students with assignated topics. Please be prepared for all the seminars and classes.

SEMINARS:

SEMINAR 1.

1. Amyloidosis - general characteristics, classification, examples

2. Shock - types, pathomechanisms, symptoms

3. Granulomatous inflammations - definition, pathomechanisms, examples

4. HIV infection and AIDS, COVID-19, influenza

SEMINAR 2.

1. Hypersensitivity reactions - general characteristics, classification, examples

2. Primary and secondary immune deficiences - general characteristics, examples

3. Protein, energy and vitamin deficiencies.

4. Obesity as a disease of affluence.

SEMIAR 3.

1. Hallmarks of cancer.

2. Avoidance of the immune system and role of inflammatory reactions in carcinogenesis. Basics of immunotherapy in cancer treatment- definition, examples.

3. Pleural and mediastinal neoplasms - mesothelioma, solitary fibrous tumor, adenomatoid tumor, neurofibroma.

4. Interstitial lung diseases - classification, clinical symptoms, morphological picture.

SEMINAR 4.

1. Monogenic disorders.

2. Genetic disorders dependent on chromosomal aberrations.

3. Inflammation of small vessels/cryoglobulinemia, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Goodpasteur's syndrome (anti-GBM disease)/.

4. Superior vena cava syndrome, lymphedema and primary cardiac neoplasms (cardiac myxoma, papillary fibroelastoma, rhabdomyoma, angiosarcoma).

SEMINAR 5.

1. Sialolithiasis, Sjogren's syndrome, acute and chronic sialadenitis - pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, morphological picture.

2. Malignant neoplasms of salivary glands of epithelial origin - classification, epidemiology, morphological picture.

3. Celiac disease and intestinal lymphomas- pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, morphological picture.

4. Microscopic enteritis (collagen and lymphocytic enteritis), eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenterocolitis - pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, morphological picture.

ENGLISH DIVISION 3rd year MD Programme 

PATHOLOGY COURSE Summer semester

LECTURES:

1. Pathology of the liver, pancreas and endocrine organs.

2. Pathology of the female genital system and breast.

3. Urological and male genital pathology.

4. Pathology of the skin, soft tissues and bones.

5. Neuropathology and hematopathology. 

CLASSES (C):

1. PATHOLOGY OF THE PANCREAS, LIVER, BILIARY TRACT AND GALLBLADDER
2. PATHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
3. PATHOLOGY OF THE FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM
4. PATHOLOGY OF THE BREAST
5. PATHOLOGY OF THE MALE GENITAL ORGANS AND THE PROSTATE GLAND
6. PATHOLOGY OF THE URINARY TRACT AND KIDNEYS
7. PATHOLOGY OF THE SKIN
8. PATHOLOGY OF SOFT TISSUES, BONES AND JOINTS
9. NEUROPATHOLOGY
10. HEMATOPATHOLOGY

SEMINARS:

SEMINAR 1. DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS, LIVER, GALLBLADDER AND BILIARY TRACT. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 

1. Cholelithiasis and neoplasms of the biliary tract – classification, clinical presentation and histopathological features.

2. Autoimmune pancreatitis, viral hepatitis, autoimmune cholangiopathies (primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis) – pathogenesis, clinical and histopathological features.

3. Posterior pituitary syndromes and hypopituitarism – pathogenesis, classification, clinical presentation. Pathology of adrenal cortex- clinicopathological correlations in hypo- and hyperfunction with special emphasis on autoimmune adrenalitis, adrenal hemorrhage (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome), adrenal cortical hyperplasia, adenoma and carcinoma.

4. Diseases of the endocrine pancreas – diabetes mellitus. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

SEMINAR 2. HPV-RELATED NEOPLASMS. CANCER SCREENING.  PATHOLOGY OF PREGNANCY 

1. Molecular mechanisms of oncogenesis associated with HPV infection. HPV vaccination. Benign and malignant neoplasms associated with HPV infection (head and neck region, genital organs, others).

2. Cancer screening Programmes in Poland and Europe- pathological basis, effectiveness and clinical implications (cervical, breast and colorectal cancer).

3. Gestational trophoblastic disease – classification, clinical and pathological features.

4. Hypertension and diabetes in pregnancy, eclampsia and preeclampsia.

SEMINAR 3. PATHOLOGY OF THE PROSTATE GLAND AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE GENITAL ORGANS. PATHOLOGY OF THE KIDNEYS, URINARY BLADDER AND URINARY TRACT 

1. Prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia – pathogenesis, clinical and histopathological features.

2. Sexually transmitted diseases – syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale, chancroid.

3. Pathogenesis, classification, types, clinical presentation and pathological features of glomerulonephritis.

4. Cystitis and nephrolithiasis – classification, clinical and histopathological features.

SEMINAR 4. DERMATOSES.  PATHOLOGY OF SOFT TISSUES, BONES AND JOINTS, MUSCLES AND THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 

1. Blistering skin diseases – classification, pathogenesis, clinical and pathological features.

2. Behçet’s disease, granuloma annulare, psoriasis, lichen planus – pathogenesis, clinical and pathological features.

3. Osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus – pathogenesis, clinical and pathological features.

4. Disorders of skeletal muscles – muscular dystrophies, congenital and acquired myopathies – pathogenesis, classification, clinical features.

SEMINAR 5. PATHOLOGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. HEMATOPATHOLIOGY 

1. Tauopathies and synucleinopathies – pathogenesis, classification, clinical and neuropathological features.

2. Central nervous system gliomas – classification, histological features, clinical presentation.

3. Myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplastic syndromes – classification, pathogenesis, clinical presentation.

4. Benign and malignant tumors of the thymus – classification, clinical and pathological features.

Theme:

During the classes, we present the principles of operation of the pathology department, the essence, goals and basics of pathology diagnostics based on theoretical and practical classes. In particular, we discuss issues related to general and specific pathology in the field of lung, heart, vascular, head and neck and gastrointestinal diseases.