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Here is your complete General Surgery Final Year PG Exam Specimen Viva Guide covering all 19 specimens from your list. Here's what's included for each specimen:

What's Covered for Each of the 19 Specimens:

Format per specimen:

Practical Theory - key pathology, anatomy, gross/histological features
FAQ Viva Q&A - the questions examiners most commonly ask, with model answers
Memory Tricks - mnemonics and quick recall hooks

Quick Summary of High-Yield Points to Never Forget:

GI Tract

Ca Colon: Dukes never described Stage D | Apple core = left colon | Right = anemia, Left = obstruction
Ca Stomach: 4 named metastases (Virchow, Krukenberg, Sister Mary Joseph, Blumer) | Linitis plastica = leather bottle
Meckel's: Rule of 2's | Painless rectal bleeding in child | Meckel's scan (Tc-99m)
TB Intestine: Transverse ulcers | Ileocecal region | TB vs Crohn's table is a common viva trap
Trichobezoar: Young female + trichophagia | Rapunzel syndrome = extends into small bowel

Hepatobiliary

Hydatid: Water lily sign | PAIR procedure | Dog→Sheep→Human | Liver 70%, Lung 20%
Amoebic Abscess: Anchovy sauce | Single, right lobe | Metronidazole then Diloxanide furoate
GB Stones: 5 F's | Rigler's triad (gallstone ileus) | Black = hemolysis, Brown = infection

Lymph Nodes

TB LN: Collar stud abscess | Caseating granuloma | Langhans = horseshoe nuclei
Hodgkin's: Reed-Sternberg "owl eye" | CD15+/CD30+ | ABVD chemotherapy | Contiguous spread

Renal/Urological

Polycystic Kidney: ADPKD (Berry aneurysms) vs ARPKD (congenital hepatic fibrosis)
RCC: Sudden left varicocele → think RCC | Stauffer's syndrome | Golden yellow tumor | Chemo-resistant
Wilms' Tumor: Does NOT cross midline (unlike neuroblastoma) | WAGR syndrome | Triphasic histology

Testicular

Seminoma: AFP ALWAYS NORMAL | Inguinal orchidectomy (never scrotal) | Most radiosensitive
Teratoma: 3 germ layers | 4 T's of anterior mediastinum

Breast/Thyroid

Ca Breast: Peau d'orange = dermal lymphatics | BRCA1=chr17, BRCA2=chr13 | ER/PR/HER2 drives treatment
Thyroid: Orphan Annie nuclei = papillary Ca | Lateral aberrant thyroid = metastatic papillary Ca | RLN in TE groove

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Surgery Specimens PG Viva

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What's in the Presentation (41 MB, 21 slides)

Slide 1 - Title Slide Dark navy design with gold accents, full title and subtitle

Slides 2-20 - One slide per specimen, each containing:

Header band with specimen name + histological type
GROSS panel (blue) - macroscopic description
MICRO panel (teal) - histological features
Key Points - 4 numbered high-yield facts
Memory Trick box (gold) - mnemonic/trick for viva
Real textbook images (right column, where available from the medical library)

Slide 21 - Quick Reference Table All 19 specimens with buzzword + "Don't Forget" point on one dark slide - perfect to review 10 minutes before your viva.

Specimens WITH textbook images embedded:

Slide	Images
Carcinoma Colon	Polyp adenoma + endoscopic view
Metastasis in Liver	Hydatid/liver specimen (gross)
Meckel's Diverticulum	Gross surgical specimen + Tc scan
Hydatid Cyst	USG stages (A-D) + gross specimen
Seminoma	Gross cut surface (homogeneous grey-white)
Thyroid (Papillary)	Histology (Orphan Annie nuclei) + thyroid Ca variants
RCC	Clear cell + papillary + chromophobe histology
Wilms' Tumour	Histology (triphasic) + CT scan

The remaining slides (TB LN, Hodgkin's, GB stone, Trichobezoar, TB Intestine, Amoebic Abscess, Polycystic Kidney, Teratoma, Ca Breast, Ca Stomach, Intestinal Worms) have full text content - the library had no sufficiently relevant images for those that weren't already captured by the queries.

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