Main description:

This book provides an up-to-date overview of diagnostics in lung and pleura pathology. It helps surgical and clinical pathologist solve problem cases in lung and pleura tumor pathology as well as in other fields of pulmonary/pleura pathology such as interstitial lung disease, rare tumors, metabolic diseases, infectious pneumonias, pneumoconiosis, drug induced lung diseases, developmental and pediatric pulmonary pathology. Focusing on practical issues and providing numerous illustrated examples of typical and atypical cases, it guides residents as well as experienced pathologists through the problems and pitfalls in pulmonary and pleura pathology. References have been kept to a minimum.

Contents:

Carcinomas.- Sarcomas.- Lymphomas.- Benign Epithelial and Mesenchymal Tumors.- Preneoplasia Pneumonia.- Granulomatous Pneumonias.- Interstitial Pneumonia.- Eosinophilic Pneumonia.- Smoking Induced Lung Diseases.- Collagen Vascular Diseases.- Bronchitis Acute and Chronic.- Developmental Disorders.- Pneumoconiosis.- Systemic Vasculitis.- Pulmonary Hypertension.- Metabolic Disorders.- Emphysema.- Toxic Inhalation.- Drug Induced Lung Diseases.- Alveolar Hemorrhage.- Pleuritis.- Pleural Effusion.- Pleura Tumors.- Transplantation