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Pathology revision checklist for NEET PG, INI-CET & FMGE

Every topic broken into what's actually asked from it. Tick what you've already studied — mark it Shaky if you'd fumble it under exam pressure.

General Pathology

Apoptosis — Intrinsic/Extrinsic Machinery and Triggers

3 points

Pyroptosis caspase-1 vs apoptotic caspase-type discrimination

BOTH2015, 2025

Apoptosome cytochrome-c/APAF-1 and intrinsic-pathway localization

BOTH2014, 2019, 2020

Fas/CD95 death-receptor inducers vs anti-apoptotic Bcl-2

INI2013, 2014, 2023 +1

Mendelian and X-linked Inheritance Patterns

3 points

Hemophilia carrier/offspring risk and prenatal diagnosis from pedigree

BOTH🖼 Image2015, 2023, 2024

X-linked dominant vs recessive disorder identification

BOTH2018, 2022

Inheritance-mode to disorder matching

INI2024

Dysplasia, Anaplasia, Metaplasia and Metastasis

4 points

Metaplasia-dysplasia-anaplasia grading and reversible pleomorphism

NEET🖼 Image2018, 2020, 2021 +1

Cancers not spreading lymphatically (BCC and others)

BOTH🖼 Image2017, 2018, 2022

Germline retinoblastoma second cancers and intraocular metastasis

BOTH2013, 2024

Disruption vs malformation developmental error

NEET2017

Immunology

Primary Immunodeficiency — SCID, Hyper-IgM, Wiskott-Aldrich

3 points

ADA-SCID absent tonsils and NHEJ repair defect

BOTH2017, 2019, 2024

CD40/CD40L defect and hyper-IgM isotype-switch failure

INI2023

Eczema-thrombocytopenia-infection Wiskott-Aldrich triad

BOTH🖼 Image2020, 2022

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Necrotizing Lymphadenitis

2 points

Birbeck granules and CD1a/S100/Langerin markers

BOTH2015, 2016, 2021

Kikuchi necrotizing lymphadenitis recognition

NEET2014

Hematology

Megaloblastic Anemia and B12 Deficiency

3 points

B12 subacute combined degeneration and paresthesia vignette

NEET2020

Macrocytic smear, hypersegmented neutrophils and hyperpigmentation

BOTH🖼 Image2020, 2023

Megaloblastic feature 'not present/least likely' exclusion

BOTH2013, 2016, 2022 +1

Hemolytic Anemia — Spherocytosis, G6PD and Coombs

3 points

Hereditary spherocytosis membrane defect and splenomegaly

BOTH🖼 Image2020, 2022, 2023 +2

G6PD RBC changes and sickle heterozygote malaria protection

BOTH2015, 2020, 2024 +1

Direct/indirect Coombs and IgM-mediated immune hemolysis

BOTH2016, 2017, 2019

Aplastic Anemia and Pancytopenia

4 points

Aplastic marrow failure, benzene and hypoplastic-marrow anemia

NEET2016, 2021

Pancytopenia cause identification on blood counts

BOTH🖼 Image2019, 2020

Myelofibrosis dry-tap marrow aspiration

INI2011, 2012

Normal-marrow fatigue anemia workup

NEET2021

Cardiovascular System

Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Cardiac Death

3 points

HCM athlete sudden-death autopsy findings

BOTH🖼 Image2015, 2021, 2024

Lymphocytic myocarditis and restrictive/amyloid heart failure

BOTH🖼 Image2023

WPW delta-wave pre-excitation management

INI2013

Vasculitis Syndromes — Large, Medium and Small Vessel

3 points

Takayasu pulseless and Kawasaki strawberry-tongue features

BOTH2014

C-ANCA GPA and small-vessel vasculitis identification

BOTH2016, 2017, 2021

Granulomatous-vasculitis association exception

NEET2015

Respiratory System

Lung Carcinoma — Histologic Subtypes and Markers

4 points

Squamous carcinoma keratin pearls and P40 marker

INI🖼 Image2022, 2023

Squamous carcinoma clinical picture and hilar anthracotic pigment

BOTH🖼 Image2021, 2024

Small-cell and carcinoid neuroendocrine identification

INI🖼 Image2013, 2016

Central mass, paraneoplastic hypercalcemia and lung-carcinoma statement trap

BOTH2014, 2019, 2023

ARDS and COVID Diffuse Alveolar Damage

4 points

COVID diffuse-alveolar-damage autopsy and EM findings

BOTH🖼 Image2020, 2021, 2022

ARDS/shock-lung cause and bilateral-infiltrate picture

BOTH🖼 Image2014, 2016, 2017

Indirect ARDS injury and smoke-inhalation death mechanism

BOTH2018, 2019

Trauma-associated ARDS after multiple fractures

INI🖼 Image2016

Pneumonia, Airway Infection and Imaging

4 points

Croup causative organism and atypical-pneumonia statement

BOTH2017, 2024

Lobar pneumonia, cavitary lesions and TB pleural effusion

BOTH🖼 Image2015, 2020, 2024

Fungal middle-lobe lesion and nasal-polyp rhinosinusitis

BOTH🖼 Image2018, 2024

Respiratory image and graph interpretation

BOTH🖼 Image2015, 2018

Gastrointestinal System

Colorectal Polyps and Polyposis Syndromes

3 points

Hamartomatous juvenile and Peutz-Jeghers polyps

BOTH🖼 Image2015, 2020, 2023

FAP/APC-mutation exception and pseudopolyps

NEET2017

Colon-cancer genetic-change identification

INI2020

Hirschsprung Disease and Gastric Lesions

3 points

Hirschsprung aganglionosis commonest site and absent ganglia

BOTH🖼 Image2019, 2020

Gastric ulcer site, epithelial tumor and H. pylori variability

BOTH2018, 2025

Oral tongue carcinoma papillae involvement

NEET🖼 Image2024

Pediatric GI and Acute Abdomen Conditions

4 points

Wilson choreoathetoid KF-ring and CMV owl-eye inclusion

NEET🖼 Image2023, 2024

Meckel diverticulum commonest ectopic tissue

INI2022

Reye cerebral edema and acute pancreatitis etiology

BOTH2014, 2017

Acute-abdomen perforation X-ray and splenic-abscess imaging

BOTH🖼 Image2016, 2017

Renal System

Nephrotic Syndrome and Podocytopathy

3 points

Minimal-change foot-process effacement and GBM statements

BOTH2017, 2020

Childhood nephrotic clinical presentation and urinalysis

BOTH2014, 2021

Nephrotic hypercoagulability and steroid-resistant NPHS gene

BOTH2011, 2015

Renal Vasculitis and Tubular Disorders

3 points

PAN and malignant-hypertension onion-peel fibrinoid necrosis

BOTH2012, 2020

Bartter-syndrome tubular transporter defect

NEET2018

Acute kidney injury marker exclusion

INI2013

Reproductive System

Testicular Tumors and Male Infertility

3 points

Seminoma and yolk-sac germ-cell tumor markers

BOTH🖼 Image2013, 2018

Leydig Reinke-crystal, Sertoli-only azoospermia and hypogonadism

BOTH🖼 Image2022, 2023

Prostate carcinoma high acid-phosphatase

NEET2016

Ovarian Tumors and Tumor Markers

3 points

Ovarian tumor matching and histology identification

INI🖼 Image2022

Dysgerminoma LDH and ovarian clear-cell location

INI🖼 Image2016, 2021

Granulosa-cell tumor inhibin biomarker

INI2011

Endocrine System and Breast

Thyroid Carcinoma — Papillary and Medullary

3 points

Papillary carcinoma Orphan-Annie nuclei and BRAF/RET mutation

BOTH🖼 Image2014, 2020, 2024

Papillary strap-muscle invasion and lymphatic spread

INI🖼 Image2015, 2022

Medullary carcinoma amyloid, C-cell origin and neuroendocrine granules

INI2022, 2024

Adrenal, Pituitary and Mediastinal Masses

3 points

Adrenal incidentaloma commonest cause

INI2023

Acromegaly prognathism GNAS/Gsp mutation

INI2020

Mediastinal mass thymoma vs ALL distinction

INI2018

Pleomorphic Adenoma and Endocrine Matching

2 points

Pleomorphic adenoma feature exclusion

INI2022

Endocrine histopathology image matching

INI🖼 Image2024

Musculoskeletal System

Ewing Sarcoma and Small Round-cell Tumors

3 points

Ewing diaphyseal lesion with onion-skin periosteal reaction

BOTH🖼 Image2022, 2024

Proptosis small round-cell desmin/MIC2 immunophenotype

INI2013, 2018, 2021

EWSR1-FLI1 mutation and confirmatory test

BOTH2014, 2018

Bone Tumors — Osteosarcoma and Giant-cell Lesions

2 points

Metaphyseal osteosarcoma and fibroblastic lytic lesion

INI🖼 Image2019, 2020

Prosthesis-loosening metallosis and LCH skull/bone lesion

INI🖼 Image2019, 2020, 2023

Connective-tissue Disorders and Crystal Arthropathy

3 points

Marfan fibrillin mutation and myxoid liposarcoma t(12;16)

NEET2020, 2024

Gout/pseudogout crystal arthropathy identification

NEET2023

Reactive arthritis keratoderma blennorrhagica

NEET2016

Nervous System

Alzheimer Disease and Neurodegeneration

2 points

Alzheimer amyloid-beta/tau protein and neuritic inclusions

NEET2016, 2018, 2024

Alzheimer type-II astrocytes and senile atrophy statements

BOTH2011, 2016, 2022

Schwannoma and Nerve-sheath Tumors

2 points

Verocay bodies and Antoni A/B schwannoma morphology

INI🖼 Image2014, 2015

Proptosis and wrist nerve-sheath tumor identification

BOTH🖼 Image2017, 2020, 2021

CNS Tumors, Gliomas and Rosettes

2 points

Craniopharyngioma machinery-oil and rosette-forming tumors

BOTH🖼 Image2014, 2024

Neuronal-tumor exception and glioma-inducing receptor

BOTH2012, 2014

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