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The '''short power list''' is a short [[differential diagnosis]] for the most common specimens.  This is list is written for junior residents and should serve as a starting point if one has no clue about the [[differential diagnosis]] for the site.  It assumes the specimen comes from an adult.
The '''short power list''' is a short [[differential diagnosis]] for the most common specimens.  This is list is written for junior residents and should serve as a starting point if one has no clue about the [[differential diagnosis]] for the site.  It assumes the specimen comes from an adult.
=Bone=
==General==
Benign:
*[[Aneurysmal bone cyst]].
*[[Osteoid osteoma]].
Malignant:
*Metastatic carcinoma.
*[[Plasma cell neoplasm]].
*[[Osteosarcoma]].
*[[Ewing sarcoma]].
==Femoral head==
Benign:
*[[Osteoarthritis]].
*Avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]].
Uncommon - benign (fracture):
*Trauma.
*Osteoporosis.
Uncommon - benign pediatric:
*Slipped femoral capital epiphysis (SFCE).
*Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome.
Uncommon - malignant (fracture):
*Metastasis.


=Breast pathology=
=Breast pathology=
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*[[Adrenal cortical carcinoma]].
*[[Adrenal cortical carcinoma]].
*[[Pheochromocytoma]].
*[[Pheochromocytoma]].
=Femoral head=
Benign:
*[[Osteoarthritis]].
*Avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]].
Uncommon - benign (fracture):
*Trauma.
*Osteoporosis.
Uncommon - benign pediatric:
*Slipped femoral capital epiphysis (SFCE).
*Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome.
Uncommon - malignant (fracture):
*Metastasis.


=Gastrointestinal pathology=
=Gastrointestinal pathology=
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=Soft tissue=
=Soft tissue=
Benign:
*[[Lipoma]].
*[[Hemangioma]].
*[[Neurofibroma]].
Malignant:
*[[Liposarcoma]].
*[[Liposarcoma]].
*[[Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma]].
*[[Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma]].
*[[Chondrosarcoma]].


=Spleen=
=Spleen=