24^th Annual Pathology Congress

Endocrine pathology

Endocrine pathology is a branch that is concerned with endocrinology and surgical pathology which manages the characterization of dysfunction and diagnosis of  non-neoplastic and neoplastic diseases of endocrinal organs that includes the exocrine pancreas, thyroid, and parathyroid glands. Endocrine pathology diagnosis of a dysfunctional thyroid rests largely on the observation and inspection of the patient. Endocrine pathology is complicated as many of these diseases affect several organs. Some have connotations which are familial; a few are diagnosed biochemical where others are identified only through biopsy.