A) Topics:

Topic No. of hours Lecture

1- General Pathology:

1.1. Inflammation & repair.

1.2. Cell response to injury and aging.

1.3. Disturbances of circulation.

1.4. Fractures.

1.5. Bacterial infection.

1.6. Tuberculosis & Pott’s disease.

1.7. Osteoporosis, rickets & osteomalasia.

1.8. Disturbances of cellular growth.

1.9. General pathology of tumors.

1.10. Genetic diseases.

2- Musculoskeletal system:

2.1. Ostomyelitis.

2.2. Tumor like lesions of bone & soft tissue.

2.3. Tumors of bones.

2.4. Soft tissue tumors.

2.5. Osteodystrophies.

2.6. Arthritis & synovitis.

2.7. Tumors of joints.

2.8. Plasma cell dyscrasis & multiple myeloma.

2.9. Bone lymphoma.