Preface

This book presents some topics in histopathology and cytopathology that may interest histopathologists and other professionals interested in pathology. Histopathology and cytopathology use fundamental knowledge from the biological and anatomical sciences to diagnose and determine the severity and progression of a condition and evaluate the possible response to certain treatments. It is an expanding discipline with new technologies and histopathological methods regularly being developed. Chapters in this book cover topics that illustrate the various perspectives involved in histopathology and cytopathology.

#### **Adem Kara Ph.D.**

Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey

#### **Volkan Gelen Ph.D.**

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey

#### **Hülya Kara Ph.D.**

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

**1**

Section 1

Molecular Histopathology

Section 1
