BookAndrew Churg, Nestor L. Muller.
Summary: "Providing pathologists with the extensive array of illustrations necessary to understand the morphologic spectrum of interstitial lung disease (ILD), Atlas of Interstitial Lung Disease Pathology provides a clear guide to this often confusing and difficult topic. Each chapter touches on the important radiology, clinical, mechanistic, and prognostic features along with numerous illustrations of pathologic findings in a concise, easy-to-follow format. Interstitial lung disease is an increasing complicated topic, and with the advent in 2014 of the first specific therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (vs other types of therapy for other fibrotic interstitial lung disease), interest in accurate classification of interstitial lung disease, particularly fibrotic lung disease has expanded at a rapid rate. The literature in this area is increasing exponentially. The use of multidisciplinary discussion (clinician, radiologist, pathologist) for diagnosing interstitial lung disease has become widespread. In addition, for some diseases molecular pathways are beginning to be elucidated. These changes mandate accurate diagnosis by pathologists and some understanding of the corresponding radiology and clinical features. The new edition will cover advances in the field in the last 5 years, including new entities, new classifications, new molecular pathways, new pathologic findings and differentials, and new therapies"-- provided by publisher.
Contents:
General approach to interstitial lung disease: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic considerations
Imaging in interstitial lung disease
Biopsy choices and handling in interstitial lung disease
Acute interstitial pneumonia
Organizing pneumonia
Usual interstitial pneumonia
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
Respiratory bronchiolitis with interstitial lung disease, respiratory bronchiolitis with fibrosis, and desquamative interstitial pneumonia
Combined pulmonary fibrosis with emphysema
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (Eosinophilic granuloma of lung)
Introduction to granulomatous forms of interstitial lung disease
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Sarcoid
Miscellaneous granulomatous interstitial lung diseases
Eosinophillic pneumonias
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Drug reactions producing interstitial lung disease
Lymhoid and hematopoietic processes producing a pattern of interstitial lung disease
Bronchiolitis
Interstitial lung disease in patients with collagen vascular diseases and interstitial pneumonias with autoimmune features
Pneumoconioses producing a pattern of interstitial lung disease
Miscellaneous forms of interstitial lung disease
Mimics of interstitial lung disease