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Surgical Pathology Reporting of Breast CancerDear members of ESP, Communication of pathology information to the multidisciplinary team caring for cancer patients is essential for good quality clinical management. Careful and accurate surgical pathology reporting of cancer confirms diagnosis, informs about prognosis and helps planning of individualized treatment plans. A well organized and comprehensive report also […]

President’s Message Dear members of our Society, the practice of anatomic pathology has evolved since its birth following the work of Batista Morgagni about three centuries ago. Dr. Morgagni had only his eyes to grossly identify morphological changes and make associations with disease. The contemporary anatomic pathology practice is the outcome of vast advancements; from […]

Dear Members of ESP, We are in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic which is a systemic infectious disease with major involvement of the lungs and the heart. As of June 5th, the number of people who tested positive globally is nearly 6.8 million with fatalities close to 400,000 (www.worldometers.info/coronavirus). The current epidemiologic curve in […]

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) A novel coronavirus, now designated as SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), was identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019. It caused an outbreak of acute respiratory illness which the World Health Organization (WHO) designated as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) in February 2020. Since the first reports of COVID-19 from […]

Ethiopian Society of Pathology (ESP) was in the final stages of conducting the fourth annual generalized assembly on March 26th and 27th 2020GC at the Intercontinental Addis Hotel. With the theme of the event being “Pathology in Ethiopia: Towards Standardization of Practice”, multiple scientific discussions were scheduled. Two major challenges in pathology practice were also […]