Find your diagnosis

by the Editors
May 5, 2022

Our team of pathologists have created patient-friendly articles to help you read and understand your pathology report. These articles cover more than 300 of the most common diagnoses and are organized in this section by the area of the body involved.

Start by finding the area of the body involved from the list below

Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses (nasal septum, turbinates, maxillary sinus, ethmoid sinus, and sphenoid sinus)

Ameloblastoma

Chronic rhinosinusitis

Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma

Non-intestinal type adenocarcinoma (non-ITAC)

NUT carcinoma

Olfactory neuroblastoma

Schneidrian papilloma

Sinonasal inflammatory polyp

Sinonasal papilloma

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC)

Nasopharynx

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Oral cavity (lips, tongue, buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, and hard palate)

Keratinizing squamous dysplasia

Fibroma

Granular cell tumour

Lobular capillary hemangioma

Pyogenic granuloma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous carcinoma in situ (CIS)

Squamous dysplasia

Squamous papilloma

Verruca vulgaris

Oropharynx (tonsils, soft palate, and base of tongue)

Non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous papilloma

Ovary

Atrophy

Benign Brenner tumour

Cellular fibroma

Clear cell carcinoma

Corpus luteum cyst

Cortical inclusion cyst

Cystic follicle

Endometrioid carcinoma

Endometrioid borderline tumour

Endometriosis

Follicle cyst

Immature teratoma

Mature cystic teratoma

Mitotically active cellular fibroma

Mucinous borderline tumour

Mucinous carcinoma

Mucinous cystadenoma

Mucinous cystadenofibroma

Ovarian fibroma

Periovarian adhesions

Serous borderline tumour

High grade serous carcinoma

Low grade serous carcinoma

Serous cystadenoma

Parathyroid gland

Enlarged and hypercellular parathyroid gland

Parathyroid adenoma

Pancreas

Ductal adenocarcinoma

Mucinous cystic neoplasm

Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour

Pleura

Mesothelioma

Prostate

Adenocarcinoma

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN)

Salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual)

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC)

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Oncocytoma

Pleomorphic adenoma

Salivary duct carcinoma

Warthin tumour

Skin

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Cylindroma

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)

Merkel cell carcinoma

Spongiotic dermatitis

Spitz nevus

Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous carcinoma in situ

Small bowel

Celiac disease

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)

Peptic duodenitis

Soft tissues (muscle, fat, and connective tissue)

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Angiolipoma

Angiosarcoma

Atypical lipomatous tumour

Deep fibromatosis

Dedifferentiated liposarcoma

Desmoid tumour

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Ewing family of tumours

Fibromatosis

Ganglion cyst

Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST)

Solitary fibrous tumour

Spindle cell lipoma

Superficial fibromatosis

Synovial sarcoma

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Well-differentiated liposarcoma

Spinal cord

Meningioma

Stomach

Adenocarcinoma

Chemical gastropathy

Chronic gastritis

Chronic inactive gastritis

Erosive gastritis

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)

Testis and scrotum

Embryonal carcinoma

Mixed germ-cell tumour

Seminoma

Spermatocele

Yolk-sac tumour

Thyroid gland

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Benign follicular nodule

Hurthle cell carcinoma

Medullary thyroid carcinoma

Papillary thyroid carcinoma

Nodular follicular disease

Nodular thyroid hyperplasia

Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP)

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

Suspicious for follicular neoplasm

Uterus and endometrium

Atrophic endometrium

Atypical endometrial hyperplasia

Carcinosarcoma

Clear cell carcinoma

Disordered proliferative endometrium

Endometrioid carcinoma

Endometrial polyp

Endometrial hyperplasia without atypia

Fibroid

Leiomyoma

Leiomyosarcoma

Proliferative endometrium

Secretory endometrium

Serous carcinoma

Vagina

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)

Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL)

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

Vulva

Condyloma acuminatum

Differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (dVIN)

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)

Extramammary Paget disease

Lichen sclerosus

Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL)

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

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Start by finding the area of the body involved from the list below

Adrenal gland

Appendix

Bladder, ureters, and urethra

Blood

Bone and bone marrow

Brain

Breast

Cervix

Colon, rectum, and anal canal

Duodenum

Esophagus

Fallopian tubes

Gallbladder

Kidney

Larynx (vocal cords, aryepiglottic folds, epiglottis, and vestibule)

Liver and bile ducts

Lung

Lymph nodes

Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses (nasal septum, turbinates, maxillary sinus, ethmoid sinus, and sphenoid sinus)

Nasopharynx

Oral cavity (lips, tongue, buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, and hard palate)

Oropharynx (tonsils, soft palate, and base of tongue)

Ovary

Parathyroid gland

Pancreas

Pleura

Prostate

Salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual)

Skin

Small bowel

Soft tissues (muscle, fat, and connective tissue)

Spinal cord

Stomach

Testis and scrotum

Thyroid gland

Uterus and endometrium

Vagina

Vulva

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