Main description:

Each volume in this richly illustrated series, sponsored by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, provides an organ-based approach to the cytological and histological diagnosis of small tissue samples. Benign, pre-malignant and malignant entities are presented in a well-organized and standardized format, with high-resolution color photomicrographs, tables, tabulated specific morphologic criteria and appropriate ancillary testing algorithms. Example vignettes allow the reader to assimilate the diagnostic principles in a case-based format. This volume provides comprehensive coverage of lung and mediastinal cytopathology. It presents a correlation of findings from fine-needle aspiration and exfoliative cytology and histologic findings obtained via core needle biopsies and surgical specimens. With a focus on malignant tumors, the full spectrum of inflammatory disorders, infectious diseases, hyperplasias and benign tumor or tumor-like lesions are also covered in detail. With over 500 printed photomicrographs and a CD-ROM offering all images in a downloadable format, this is an important resource for all anatomic pathologists.

Contents:

Preface; 1. Introduction to lung cytopathology and small tissue biopsy Paul E. Wakely, Jr and Raheela Ashfaq; 2. Normal anatomy, histology and cytology Andrea Subhawong; 3. Infectious diseases Joseph D. Jakowski and Celeste N. Powers; 4. Other non-neoplastic lesions Stefan E. Pambuccian; 5. Benign lung tumors and tumor-like lesions Grace C. H. Yang; 6. Squamous, large cell, and sarcomatoid carcinomas Yener S. Erozan and Grace C. H. Yang; 7. Adenocarcinoma Jun Zhang and Grace C. H. Yang; 8. Neuroendocrine neoplasms Momin T. Siddiqui; 9. Uncommon primary neoplasms Armanda Tatsas and Syed Z. Ali; 10. Metastatic and secondary neoplasms Christopher Owens; 11. Anterior mediastinum Oscar Lin and Andre L. Moreira; 12. Middle and posterior mediastinum Hong Q. Peng and Grace C. H. Yang; 13. Role of ancillary studies Srinivas R. Mandavilli and Richard W. Cartun; Index.