Francesco Puccinotti was an Italian pathologist.
A marble bust of Francesco Puccinotti by Italian sculptor Costantino Lucentini, can be found, among many others of the same style, in the Pincian Hill, in Rome.
Pathology is the study of disease. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in
A pathologist examines a tissue section for evidence of cancerous cells while a surgeon observes.
The advent of the microscope was one of the major developments in the history of pathology. Here researchers at the Centers for Disease Control in 1978 examine cultures containing Legionella pneumophila, the pathogen responsible for Legionnaires' disease.
A bone marrow smear from a case of erythroleukemia. The large cell in the top center is an abnormal erythroblast: it is multinucleated, with megaloblastoid nuclear chromatin. This is diagnostic of erythroleukemia.
A melanoma can often be suspected from sight, but confirmation of the diagnosis or outright removal requires a biopsy.