The Past, Present And Future Of The Museum Of Pathology

History of Dry Preparations in Medical Teaching

“…In the past, pathological museums were an important landmark of pathology and medicine in general. Museums featuring anatomy and pathology collections had leading roles in medical education and scientific research Cooke 2010;Willis 1947;Sabat 2004;Murphey et al 2012).…”

“…In the middle of the nineteenth century, they became popular and were settled at the majority of medical universities, scientific societies, and bigger hospitals. The idea was moved to other continents as well, but its golden age lasted to the middle of twentieth century Cooke 2010;Willis 1947).…”

“…The most known ceroplastics artists were G. Zumbo, E. Lelli, and A. Morandi. The wax models spread to other medical schools in Europe and America, as, for example, the Josephinum in Vienna, the Musee Dupuytren in Paris, and the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia Cooke 2010;Willis 1947;Sabat 2004).…”

“…The examples of other famous museums outside Europe are the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, the pathology museum in Kyoto in Japan, Ellis Pathological Museum within the Siriraj Medical Museum in Bangkok, and Donald Wilhelm Museum of Human Disease in Sydney Cooke 2010;Willis 1947;Murphey et al 2012). Hodgkin's mother, Elizabeth, a "frail woman, often ill," was educated and particularly influential in the home education of Thomas and his younger brother, John, Jr. Quaker doctrine was paramount.…”

Detection of Hepatitis Virus B And C in Archival Autopsy Specimens of Liver Cirrhosis

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Archival pathology specimens long-conserved in pathology divisions are of historical value [1][2][3][4]. In some institutions, formalin-fixed tissues are preserved for a long period of time.

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