Main description:

Pediatric tumors comprise a unique set of diseases that may pose diagnostic challenges to pathologists, oncologists, and pediatricians. Pediatric Tumor Pathology: A Practical Approach serves as a state-of-the-art reference for understanding the fundamental biology and diagnostic aspects of pediatric tumors. This volume stands apart from other books covering pediatric neoplasia by providing an in-depth analysis of the pathogenetic and diagnostic aspects of the most commonly encountered tumors. The volume covers the new advances in our understanding of the molecular processes underlying a number of pediatric tumors and the novel, sophisticated diagnostic tools that have now become an integral part of practice standards. Pediatric Tumor Pathology: A Practical Approach will be of great value for many practicing clinicians and pathologists for characterizing and diagnosing childhood tumors. Oncologists, radiologists, surgeons and pediatricians will also find this book a unique and valuable resource for understanding the biological and diagnostic aspects of pediatric tumor pathology.

Contents:

Chapter 1

Laboratory Techniques Used in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tumors

Daniela Hoehn and Sanam Loghavi

Chapter 2

Imaging Techniques Used in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tumors

M. Beth McCarville

Chapter 3

Soft Tissue Sarcomas

David M. Parham, Sue Kaste, Anand Raju, M. Beth McCarville

Chapter 4

Malignant Bone Tumors

Bruce R. Pawel and Rakhee Kisan Sanshiri

Chapter 5

Tumors of Lymphoid and Hematopoietic Tissues

Vasiliki Leventaki, Joseph D. Khoury, and Stephan D. Voss

Chapter 6

Tumors of the Central Nervous System

Kar-Ming Fung, Zhongxin Yu, and Kalliopi Petropoulou

Chapter 7

Pediatric Cancer in the Head and Neck

Zhongxin Yu, David M. Parham, and Marcia Komlos Kukreja

Chapter 8

Malignancies of the Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract

R. Paul Guillerman, Esben Vogelius, Alfredo Pinto-Rojas, and David M. Parham

Chapter 9

Gastrointestinal Cancers in Children

Alexander J. Towbin, Jon Rowland, and David M. Parham

Chapter 10

Malignant Renal Tumors

Bahig M. Shehata, Mina M. Naguib, Jenny Lin, and Geetika Khanna

Chapter 11

Germ Cell and Gonadal Tumors

Neil J. Sebire and Kieran McHugh

Chapter 12

Tumors of the Adrenal Gland

Simon Ching-Shun Kao and Alfredo Pinto-Rojas

Chapter 13

Malignant Skin Tumors in Children

Isabel Colmenero and Miguel Reyes-Mugica

Chapter 14

Intraocular Tumors

Irene Scheimberg, M. Beth McCarville, and Philip Luthert

Chapter 15

Malignant Tumors of Peripheral Nerves

Simon Ching-Shun Kao, David M. Parham, and Kathleen Fuller