Histology topic template
Revised: 5 April 2024
Copyright: 2020-2024, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Revised: 5 April 2024
Copyright: 2020-2024, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
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Example of well written Histology topic: Cervix - Histology
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Ideally chapters should have only one histology topic rather than one topic for each cell type or part of the organ. It may be appropriate to have a separate bulleted subsection for each cell type or part of the organ within the different sections.
For ease of use, we put topic headings in the same order. Please put some text under each heading, but do not include obvious or repetitive information. If you think there is nothing to add, please write "not relevant to this topic", "repetitive with __ heading" or "unknown at this time". Do not delete any topic headings.
Author 1
Author name with degrees: ___________________________________________
Author rank (M.D. candidate / Resident / Fellow / Instructor / Assistant, Associate or Full Professor): ___________________________________________
Author leadership roles (maximum of 2) (ex: Director of Surgical Pathology, Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Cytopathology): ___________________________________________
Author institution name: ___________________________________________
Author institution city, state and country: ___________________________________________
Author email address: ___________________________________________
Author 2
Author name with degrees: ___________________________________________
Author rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor): ___________________________________________
Author leadership roles (maximum of 2) (ex: Director of Surgical Pathology, Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Cytopathology): ___________________________________________
Author institution name: ___________________________________________
Author institution city, state and country: ___________________________________________
Author email address: ___________________________________________
Chapter name: ___________________________________________
Section and subsection (in the Table of Contents): ___________________________________________
Topic name: Histology
Definition / general
A 1 - 2 sentence summary of the topic.
Essential features
This topic heading should be completed after the rest of the topic is finished, and should duplicate the 3 - 5 most important points mentioned elsewhere in the topic. In other words, it should list what every pathologist should know about the topic or what would be in a Board Review book.
Terminology
Other names used today or historically that pathologists may be more familiar with.
Physiology
Step by step details of the normal functions of the tissue / organ.
Diagrams (optional)
Those that don't automatically fit in another section. For diagrams you submit, provide a brief 1 - 4 word caption to appear below the thumbnail of the image and a longer figure legend to appear when the image is opened. If you do not have your own images, provide links to journal images with a brief 1 - 4 word caption.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Clinical features (optional)
Anything clinical not included above or below. Includes associations with other conditions.
Laboratory
Typical laboratory tests (ex: serology) used to evaluate the function of the tissue / organ.
Gross description
Description of the excised tissue / organ.
Gross images
Images of the excised specimen. For images you submit, provide a brief 1 - 4 word caption to appear below the thumbnail of the image and a longer figure legend to appear when the image is opened. If you do not have your own images, provide links to journal images with a brief 1 - 4 word caption.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Frozen section description (optional)
Description of the tissue at frozen section, focusing on features relevant to the intraoperative differential diagnosis.
Frozen section images (optional)
Images of the specimen at frozen section. Touch preparations and smears should not be in this section (include in cytology images). For images you submit, provide a brief 1 - 4 word caption to appear below the thumbnail of the image and a longer figure legend to appear when the image is opened.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Microscopic (histologic) description
List microscopic features for each cell type.
Microscopic (histologic) images
The author must take and submit a minimum of 6 high quality representative micro images. Include low and high power H&E images and relevant immunostains and special stains. For each image, submit both a caption and a figure legend in the manuscript word document. Do not include your name, twitter handle, institution or logo on the image. The caption will appear below the thumbnail of the image and should be 1 - 4 words describing the image findings, such as "Cytologic atypia", "Chronic inflammation", "Epithelioid cells", "Chromogranin" or "AE1 / AE3". Do not use captions such as "Case 1", "Various images", "H&E" or "100x". The figure legend will appear when the image is open and must contain all relevant information including site, procedure, diagnosis, key histologic findings and stain if other than H&E. Do not use figure legends such as "Case 1" or "Representative images". We will remove all existing outside micro images.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
Virtual slides
Please check this site: University of Toronto. Provide a brief 1 - 4 word caption for each slide. If no virtual slides found, please advise. Contact us for instructions on how to submit virtual slides. Please limit virtual slides to 6 per topic and only include the most relevant / representative slides.
Cytology description (optional)
Cytologic features.
Cytology images (optional)
For images you submit, provide a brief 1 - 4 word caption to appear below the thumbnail of the image and a longer figure legend to appear when the image is opened. If you do not have your own images, provide links to journal images with a brief 1 - 4 word caption. Include preparation, i.e. Pap, Diff-Quik, cell block, H&E touch, H&E smear. Contact us if you need help obtaining images.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Positive stains
Provide a list of the names of relevant IHC and special stains for each cell type that are positive at least 50% of the time. Stains that are predominantly negative should go in the negative stains section. Begin each bullet with the name(s) of the stain(s). List those most commonly used first. If not uniformly positive, provide percentage of cases. List staining patterns if uncommon.
Negative stains
Include relevant IHC and special stains for each cell type. List most commonly used first. If not uniformly negative, provide percentage of cases. List staining patterns if uncommon.
Electron microscopy description
Electron microscopy diagnostic findings.
Electron microscopy images
Electron microscopy images. For images you submit, provide a brief 1 - 4 word caption to appear below the thumbnail of the image and a longer figure legend to appear when the image is opened. If you do not have your own images, provide links to journal images with a brief 1 - 4 word caption.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Videos
Links to YouTube or other sites or create your own (preferably 5 minutes or less). Provide a caption for each video. Dr. Gardner has many skin and soft tissue videos on his YouTube page. Pathweb Teacher has many pathology videos with gross, microscopic and cytologic features on YouTube.
Additional references
General references for this topic not included above.
Board Review Question(s)
Prepare 2 board review style questions that highlight important content from this topic. These are not actual questions from the Pathology boards but review questions written in a similar format. The questions should test basic, essential diagnostic concepts that all pathologists should know rather than minor details. The tested concepts should come from the Essential features, Microscopic description or Positive / Negative stains sections. All information relevant to correct and incorrect answers should be found in the topic. The first question must contain an image of the tissue / organ followed by a multiple choice question, such as "Which of the following is true about XXX tissue / organ?" The image can be reused from the topic. Do not use the format "Which of the following is false?" Questions should have only one answer. Do not use responses "all of the above", "none of the above", "A and C", etc. This question will be part of our Board Review page so the reader will not know the topic with which it is associated. Therefore you must make the organ clear in the question and the diagnosis clear in the answer. The second question may have an image associated with it but an image is not required. Click here for examples.
Board Review Answer(s)
Answers to the Question(s) above, sorted alphabetically by the first letter in the answer. Include an explanation of why the correct answer is correct and the other options are incorrect. Please fill out the following:
[letter] . [correct answer] . [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] .
