Essentials of Anatomic Pathology



This much praised and widely used reference manual on has been extensively revised and expanded to cover the entire field of anatomic pathology. The Fourth Edition features the incorporation of full-color images in the text with updates of new diagnostic and prognostic information. New classifications and numerous new entities and histologic variants for each organ site will be fully incorporate in each individual chapter (Part II Organ Systems). Useful immunostaining biomarkers and emerging molecular targets and relevant molecular findings that have emerged from recent genomic studies are incorporated in each chapter.

Written by internationally recognized authorities, the comprehensive, evidence-based practice information is presented in an outline format that is clear and easy to follow. Up-to-date and richly detailed, Essentials of Anatomic Pathology, Fourth Edition offers both the pathologist-in-training and the practicing pathologist a concise summary of all the critical information needed to recognize, understand and interpret anatomic pathology. 

Table of contents : 
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cytopathology....Pages 3-118
Immunohistochemistry for the Surgical Pathologist....Pages 119-222
Tumors of Unknown Primary....Pages 223-268
Diagnostic Electron Microscopy....Pages 269-290
Transplantation Pathology....Pages 291-347
Microbiology for the Surgical Pathologist....Pages 349-442
Forensic Pathology....Pages 443-491
Autopsy....Pages 493-508
Biomedical Informatics for Anatomic Pathology....Pages 509-520
Quality Assurance and Regulations for Anatomic Pathology....Pages 521-528
Molecular Methodologies and Molecular Pathology of Hematolymphoid Neoplasms....Pages 529-555
Molecular Pathology of Solid Tumors....Pages 557-594
Human Genetic Disorders....Pages 595-663
Front Matter....Pages 665-665
Neuropathology....Pages 667-749
Lymph Node....Pages 751-789
Spleen....Pages 791-819
Bone Marrow....Pages 821-868
Neoplasms of the Skin and Immunodermatology....Pages 869-946
Nonneoplastic Skin Diseases....Pages 947-973
Endocrine Pathology....Pages 975-1026
Front Matter....Pages 665-665
Bone and Joints....Pages 1027-1067
Soft Tissue Tumors....Pages 1069-1132
Tumor of the Salivary Glands....Pages 1133-1167
Head and Neck....Pages 1169-1216
Eye and Ocular Adnexa....Pages 1217-1259
Mediastinum and Thymus....Pages 1261-1294
Cardiovascular Pathology....Pages 1295-1351
Lung and Pleura....Pages 1353-1402
Breast....Pages 1403-1451
Vulva and Vagina....Pages 1453-1490
Uterus and Fallopian Tube....Pages 1491-1550
Ovary and Peritoneum....Pages 1551-1587
Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease....Pages 1589-1610
Nonneoplastic Renal Diseases....Pages 1611-1643
Neoplasms of the Kidney....Pages 1645-1679
Urinary Bladder....Pages 1681-1735
Renal Pelvis, Ureter, and Urethra....Pages 1737-1750
Prostate....Pages 1751-1788
Testis and Testicular Adnexa....Pages 1789-1818
The Penis....Pages 1819-1866
Front Matter....Pages 665-665
Esophagus and Stomach....Pages 1867-1906
Small Intestine, Appendix, Colorectum, and Anus....Pages 1907-1944
Pancreas....Pages 1945-1968
Nonneoplastic Hepatobiliary Disease....Pages 1969-2030
Neoplasms of the Liver and Biliary System....Pages 2031-2060
Back Matter....Pages 2061-2109