Virchow's contributions to veterinary medicine: celebrated then, forgotten now. (1/16)

In 1858, Rudolf Virchow, the professor of pathology in Berlin University, published the book "Cellular Pathology". A compendium of his lectures to physicians and medical students, he introduced the use of microscopy for the study of human diseases. To an astonishing extent Rudolf Virchow was helpful to the disciplines of veterinary medicine (and veterinary pathology). Considered a scientific genius in several disciplines, this essay deals exclusively with the devotion of Virchow, a scholarly physician, to the profession of veterinary medicine. He respected veterinary research, supported governmental veterinary education, and provided a role model for the veterinarians who were drafting control legislation of contagious diseases in livestock. Repeatedly, he responded in help when seemingly irretrievable problems arose. Examples of Virchow's activities in the realms of veterinary medicine and pathology are marshalled here to shed light on this pioneer "veterinary pathologist". In celebration of 50 years of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 1999, it is timely to remember that Rudolf Virchow, the father of cellular pathology, also fathered veterinary pathology, whose offsprings in Canada and the U.S.A. (Osler, Clement, Williams, Olafson, Jones) had enabled them to form and foster the A.C.V.P.  (+info)

Variation among pathologists in histologic grading of canine cutaneous mast cell tumors. (2/16)

Ten veterinary pathologists at 1 veterinary institution independently assigned histologic grades to the same 60 canine cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCTs). There was significant variation among pathologists in grading the MCTs (P < 0.001). The probability of assigning a low grade was significantly higher for the pathologists in this study who use a published reference for histologic grading of canine cutaneous MCTs that allows subcutaneous MCTs or MCTs with mitotic figures to be included in the low-grade category (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, respectively).  (+info)

Developing and fostering a dynamic program for training in veterinary pathology and clinical pathology: veterinary students to post-graduate education. (3/16)

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The 2008 ACVP role delineation survey and initial data analysis: from the Role Delineation Task Force. (4/16)

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A data-capture tool for mouse pathology phenotyping. (5/16)

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Monitoring and investigating natural disease by veterinary pathologists in diagnostic laboratories. (6/16)

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Training pathologists in mouse pathology. (7/16)

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The pathologist's slide reveals more than meets the eye: loss of heterozygosity and cancer biology. (8/16)

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