Main description:

This updated second edition provides surgical pathologists with comprehensive knowledge of anatomic pathology in disease, salient microscopic features, and immunohistochemistry as an aid in diagnostic pathology.

Highlights include:

Gross and lucid descriptions of lesions in pathology (both simple and complex).
Diagnostic and salient microscopic features essential in arriving at a diagnosis.
Details on differential diagnosis in each lesion and the ability to differentiate one from the other in grey zone areas.
The importance of immunohistochemistry as an aid in diagnosis.
Synoptic reporting and the importance of a planned format in reporting with an emphasis on point-wise completion, e.g. resection margin involvement, grade and stage of tumours in reports.

Contents:

1. Female Genital Tract

2. Male Genital System: Grossing Techniques

3. Urinary System

4A. Salivary Glands

4B. Oral Cavity and Oropharynx

5. Gastrointestinal Tract

6. Liver and Gallbladder

7. Pancreas

8. Respiratory System

9. Lymphoreticular System

10. Breast

11. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

12. Skin

13. Bone

14. Soft Tissue

15. Pediatric Neoplasms

16. Cardiovascular System

17. Brain and Meninges

18. Eye and Orbit

19. Immunohistochemistry in Surgical Pathology

Annexures

Index