BookAhmad Altaleb, editor.
Summary: This book provides a practical and clinically oriented guide to the concepts of pathologic diagnosis of surgical specimens. Concise and highly illustrated chapters cover essential information required within patient management. Telepathology, ancillary techniques, and surgical oncology concepts are also examined. Surgical Pathology: A Practical Guide aims to bridge the knowledge gap between surgeons and pathologists to promote mutual understanding and a better working relationship. This book is relevant to general surgeons, and surgical oncologists, whether in training or in practice. It also serves as an introduction for first-year pathology residents, and medical students interested in surgical pathology.
Contents:
Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Introduction
1: The Role of Surgical Pathologist: A Surgeon's Perspective
Introduction
Preoperative Input
Intraoperative Input
Postoperative Input
References
2: Histopathology Versus Cytopathology
Further Reading
Part II: The Surgical Pathology Report
3: The Surgical Pathology Request Form, What Is Mandatory To Fill-In?
Further Reading
4: The Surgical Pathology Report Simplified
Further Reading
5: Clarifying Jargon in Pathology Reports
Further Reading Part III: The Journey of Specimens
6: The Journey of Specimens: From the Operating Table to the Microscope
7: At the Grossing Station: Principles of Specimen Handling and Cut-Up
8: Basics of Tissue Processing
Further Reading
9: A Primer on Gross Pathology Examination and Selected Images of Gross Specimens
Further Reading
Part IV: Specimen's 'Essentials'!
10: Formalin
Further Reading
11: The Paraffin Block
Further Reading
Part V: The Intraoperative Consultation
12: The Pathologist and the Intraoperative Consultation: A Surgeon's Perspective
References 13: Intraoperative Diagnoses Techniques
Further Reading
14: Frozen Sections
Further Reading
Part VI: The Biopsy
15: Biopsies in Oncology: Role, Types, and Principles of Optimal Sampling
Limitations
Potential Competing Alternatives: The Liquid Biopsy
Further Reading
Part VII: Ancillary Studies in Surgical Pathology
16: Ancillary Studies in Surgical Pathology
Further Reading
17: Commonly Used Immunohistochemical Stains and Their Diagnostic, Theranostic, and Prognostic Utilities
Introduction
Diagnostic Use
Organ Diagnosis
Differentiation Inflammation
Tumor Subtypes
Infections
Theranostic Use
Prognostic Use
Further Reading
Part VIII: A Primar on Surgical Oncology
18: Grading and Staging in Pathology
Grading
Staging
Further Reading
19: A Primer on Clinical Stage Classifications of Malignant Tumors (cTNM)
Notes
Further Reading
20: Selected Tables of Pathologic Stage Classification (pTNM)
Further Reading
21: Surgical Margin Assessment
Extent of Resection: A Rough Guide
Further Reading
22: Metastases: A Visual Guide
High Yield Facts
Metastases
General Rules Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP)
Further Reading
Part IX: The Modern Surgical Pathology
23: Virtual Microscopy and Telepathology
Further Reading
24: The Modern Pathologist Role at MDT Meeting
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Meeting
Further Reading
Part X: Errors in Surgical Pathology
25: Sources of Error in Surgical Pathology
Further Reading
Index