Bookeditor, Stacey E. Mills ; associate editors, Darryl Carter [and others].
Summary: Completely updated, the Fifth Edition of this standard-setting two-volume reference presents the most advanced diagnostic techniques and the latest information on all currently known disease entities. More than 90 preeminent surgical pathologists offer expert advice on the diagnostic evaluation of every type of specimen from every anatomic site. The Fifth Edition contains over 4,400 full-color photographs. This edition provides detailed coverage of the latest developments in the field, including new molecular and immunohistochemical markers for diagnosis and prognosis of neoplasia, improved classification systems for diagnosis and prognosis, the role of pathology in new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, and the recognition of new entities or variants of entities. Where appropriate updated World Health Organization (WHO) terminology has been employed for tumor diagnosis. A few of the many specific changes include an update on the serrated adenoma and serrated carcinoam patterns of data can be determined.
Contents:
Nonneoplastic diseases of the skin
Nonmelanocytic cutaneous tumors
Melanocytic lesions
Muscle biopsy in neuromuscular diseases
Disorders of soft tissue
Joint diseases
Nonneoplastic diseases of bones
Bone tumors
The breast
The brain, spinal cord, and meninges
The neuroendocrine and paracrine systems
The pituitary and sellar region
Pathology of thyroid and parathyroid disease
The adrenal glands
Paragangliomas
Disorders of bone marrow
Lymph nodes
The spleen
The jaws and oral cavity
Salivary glands
The nose, paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx
The larynx
The ear and temporal bone
The eye and ocular adnexa
Nonneoplastic pulmonary disease
Pulmonary neoplasms
The pleura
The mediastinum
The heart
Blood vessels
Esophagus
The stomach
Nonneoplastic intestinal diseases
Intestinal neoplasms
Pancreas
Nonneoplastic liver disease
Masses of the liver
Gallbladder, extrahepatic biliary tree, and ampulla
Anus and perianal area
Developmental abnormalities of the kidney
Adult renal diseases
Adult renal tumors
Renal neoplasms of childhood
The urothelial tract: renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra
The prostate and seminal vesicles
Nonneoplastic diseases of the testis
Testicular and paratesticular tumors
The penis
Gestational trophoblastic disease
The placenta
The vulva and vagina
The cervix
The uterine corpus
Ovarian surface epithelial-stromal tumors
Sex cord-stromal, steroid cell, and germ cell tumors of the ovary
Miscellaneous primary tumors, secondary tumors, and nonneoplastic lesions of the ovary
The fallopian tube and broad ligament
The peritoneum.