Each case is preceded by a set of Learning Objectives with appropriate page references to the 5th and 6th editions of Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. We strongly recommend that the facts and concepts highlighted in the objectives be reviewed prior to starting the case study. This is done to assist students who may not have completed their courses in clinical subjects. The images should be viewed after reviewing the Scenario. Each image has a description that is followed in many cases by one or more questions.
Many images also have a bulleted list of features, which are active links, on the right side.
Moving the mouse over a feature displays the specific feature on the screen, or sometimes reveals another image behind the one on the screen. For example, in the Scenario the patient may have had a biopsy but the illustrated image may be from a resected lesion, or in some cases from an autopsy. The purpose behind such substitutions is to present a clear image of the lesion, even if it was not derived from the described patient. Also included in each case study are gross and microscopic illustrations of lesions or disease processes that are related to the patient's diagnosis. Thus, the images in each case folder are not merely a catalog of the lesions that the patient may have had.