Bookeditors, Yuri E. Nikiforov, Paul W. Biddinger, Lester D.R. Thompson ; drawings by Marina N. Nikiforova, Alyaksandr V. Nikitski, and Paul W. Biddinger.
Summary: "Offering a comprehensive overview of the diagnostic surgical pathology, cytopathology, immunohistochemistry and molecular genetics of the thyroid diseases, this updated reference now incorporates recent, groundbreaking studies and major changes in the field"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Normal anatomy and histology
Embryology and developmental lesions
Thyroid physiology
Thyroiditis
Diffuse and nodular hyperplasia
Other non-neoplastic conditions
Thyroid tumors: classification, incidence, and general considerations
Staging of thy roid cancer
Follicular adenoma and Hurthle cell (oncocytic) adenoma
Hyanlinizing trabecular tumor
Noninvasive trabecular tumor
Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features
Follicular carcinoma and Hurthle cell (Oncocytic) carcinoma
Papillary carcinoma
Poorly differentiated carcinoma
Anaplastic (Undifferentiated) carcinoma
Medullary carcinoma
Rare primary thyroid epithelial tumors
Rare primary thyroid nonepithelial tumors and tumor-like conditions
Primary thyroid lymphoma
Tumors metastatic to the thyrooid
Principles of reporting thyroid cytopathology specimens
Gross examination
Principls pf molecular diagnostics in thyroid samples
Molecular testing og theroid fine-needle aspiration samples