Main description:

Written as a response to the increasing utilization of minimally invasive procedures in children, this state-of-the-art book provides a comprehensive review of pediatric cytopathology with histopathologic correlation, focusing particularly on those entities unique to the pediatric population and highlighting differences between children and adult patients. As most pathologic diagnoses require knowledge of clinical presentation and/or imaging features, these are integral parts of the work-up in each chapter. This comprehensive guide provides optimal use of the newest diagnostic techniques (including molecular, genetic and immunohistochemical studies) to help overcome diagnostic challenges. The book is illustrated with more than 1000 high-quality color images and a password in each copy of the book provides the reader with full electronic access to all text and images. This book will provide a practical resource for practicing pediatric pathologists and cytopathologists, and a valuable educational tool for the residents and fellows in training.

Contents:

Preface; 1. Exfoliative pulmonary cytology Zhanna Georgievskaya, Dina El Demellawy and Miguel Reyes-Mugica; 2. Pediatric fluid cytopathology Sara E. Monaco; 3. Imprint and cytopathology of central nervous system Veena Rajaram; 4. Imprint and aspiration cytology of head and neck and salivary gland Joan Cangiarella, Aylin Simsir and Pascale Levine; 5. Aspiration cytology of the thyroid Ajit S. Paintal; 6. Imprint and aspiration cytology of bone tumors and tumor-like lesions Hector L. Monforte-Munoz; 7. Imprint and aspiration cytology of soft tissue Ambrogio Fassina, Patrizia Dall'Igna and Rita Alaggio; 8. Imprint and aspiration cytology of the lung, pleura, mediastinum including thymus Xiayuan Liang and Pauline M. Chou; 9. Imprint and aspiration cytology of abdominal lesions: liver, biliary tree, pancreas and GI tract Anita Gupta and Amy Sheil; 10. Imprint and aspiration cytology of abdominal lesions: kidney, adrenals and gonads Pauline M. Chou and Michael Kevin Fritsch; 11. Imprint and aspiration cytology of lymph nodes: general approach - non-neoplastic Kristian T. Schafernak; 12. Imprint and aspiration cytology of lymph nodes: neoplastic and miscellany Kristian T. Schafernak; Index.