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Provides brief descriptions of both common and uncommon disorders, with an emphasis on differential diagnosis, along with excellent illustrative examples of the pathology and carefully selected references.
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Streamlines the differential diagnosis process by offering a series of bullet point checklists that detail the respective features of the entities being considered.
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Discusses a complete range of tumors and tumor-like conditions in all organ systems.
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Contains updated information on personalized/precision medicine especially as it pertains to the immunotherapies; for example, PDL-1 targeted therapies in many cancers.
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Includes new classification of neuroendocrine tumors, new classification and updates of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, and a new section on the most common metastatic tumors and utilization of ancillary techniques for diagnosis and molecular studies.
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Uses a reader friendly, outline format for each diagnosis that details clinical information, epidemiology, gross and microscopic findings, ancillary stains and tests, differential diagnoses, and pearls of wisdom.
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Features 1,400 full-color macro- and micrographs that provide a realistic basis for comparison of what you see under the microscope.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Table of Contents
1. Special Diagnostic Techniques in Surgical Pathology
2. Skin and Adnexal Structures
3. Head and Neck
4. Lung and Pleura
5. Thymus and Mediastinum
6. Gastrointestinal System
7. Hepatobiliary System
8. Pancreas
9. Adrenal Gland
10. Ureter, Urinary Bladder, and Kidney
11. Male Genitourinary System
12. Female Reproductive System
13. Breast
14. Lymph Nodes
15. Spleen
16. Bones and Joints
17. Soft Tissue
18. Heart, Pericardium, and Blood Vessels
19. Central Nervous System
20. Eye and Orbit
Authors
Vijaya B. Reddy The Harriet Blair Borland Chair of PathologyProfessor and Chairperson
Department of Pathology, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, Illinois. Odile David Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Cytopathology, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences Center. Daniel J. Spitz Chief Medical Examiner, Macomb and St Clair Counties, Michigan; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. Meryl H. Haber Borland Professor and Chairman of Pathology, Emeritus, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, Illinois.
