Publication Year: 2015
Edition: 2nd Ed.
Authors/Editor: Fisher, Cyril; Montgomery, Elizabeth; Thway, Khin
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN: 978-1-45-119299-5
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score: 85Part of the popular Biopsy Interpretation Series, the second edition of this book provides an easy-to-follow, practical approach to the interpretation of soft tissue biopsies, including open and percutaneous core needle biopsies.
Covering both common and rare soft tissue tumors, this up-to-date bench reference parallels the diagnostic process, detailing key differential diagnostic features of specific tumors using morphologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and genetic data. A pattern-based approach ensures that you can quickly find the information you need, in the format most useful to everyday practice.
Key features:
- Stay up to date with what’s new in soft tissue pathology with coverage of the many recent advances in immunohistochemistry and discoveries of underlying molecular events.
- Clearly visualize the diagnostic challenges you face with more than 300 full-color, high-quality images in print, and over 1,400 more online.
- Focus on differential diagnosis with numerous tables of specific morphologic features and use of immunohistochemical panels.
- See the complete picture, including relevant clinical and management points impacted by the pathologic diagnosis, and updated literature that includes new entities and references.
- Test your knowledge online with 50 multiple-choice questions ideal for self-assessment.
Biopsy Interpretation of Soft Tissue Tumors