ABSTRACT
Objective To propose the developmental orientation of the science of pathology in PLA in the next five years by reviewing the advances and developmental tendency of pathology in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. Methods The latest progresses and developmental tendency in pathology were reviewed by reviewing the related reviews and treatises published domestically and abroad. Results With the scientific and technological progresses,especially rapid development of molecular biology,a lot of new knowledge,theories,techniques and methods had been proposed,established and applied in various fields of pathology successfully,which provided a new opportunity for improving clinical pathological diagnosis,pathologic research and teaching,as well as cultivation of academic talents of pathology discipline. Meanwhile,these new advances had also broadened the new field of pathological studies and accelerated the development of military pathology. Remarkable achievements have been obtained in military pathology and oncological pathology,etc. Conclusion Emphasis should hereafter be put on the researches in the fields of molecular pathology,military pathology,clinical pathology and army-civilian common pathological techniques,so as to raise the technical level of pathological diagnosis and perfect the construction of hospital pathology discipline.
