Pathology of the Eye and Orbit — Special Pathology 2026

Special Pathology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Anatomical, clinical and molecular correlation of lesions of the eyeball, conjunctiva, eyelid, lacrimal gland and orbit; with emphasis on retinoblastoma, uveal melanoma, and vision- or life-threatening diagnoses.

What it covers

1. Orientation and sampling of the eye
2. Conjunctiva, cornea and melanocytes
3. Inflammation, necrosis and tumors
4. Patterns of retinal damage
5. Retinoblastoma: RB1 and high risk
6. · Retinoblastoma
7. Melanoma uveal
8. Cutaneous and sebaceous tumors
9. Salivary-type patterns
10. · Adenoid cystic carcinoma
11. Vascular, inflammatory and mesenchymal
12. Lymphoid proliferations
13. Critical elements
14. Master references