Books in the AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology, Series 4, series

Highights the immunophenotypic and molecular genetic tests of greatest value in diagnoses, risk assessment, and disease monitoring. The focus on molecular genetic findings for each neoplasm parallels the ever-expanding role of genetics in disease classification and risk assessment. Key problem areas and differential diagnostic considerations are also included for each neoplastic disease category.

Updates the status of heart tumours, with emphasis on newer findings, especially molecular advances. Because newer imaging modalities, especially cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and 3-D echocardiography are increasingly used in preoperative evaluation of heart tumours, the authors have introduced a chapter devoted exclusively to radiologic diagnosis.

Emphasises new molecular findings which are relevant to diagnostic tumour pathology, as well as the diagnostic features of aspiration and exfoliative cytopathology. Differential diagnosis is also emphasised, and numerous tables summarise important differential diagnostic considerations. Important recommendations for gross dissection and surgical pathology report construction are also included.

The classification of pituitary disease is becoming easier, and as targeted therapies are being developed, the role of the pathologist in determining accurate diagnoses is increasingly important. The surgical pathologist must therefore recognise the important role of morphologic analysis in classifying sellar pathology for the diagnosis and management of the pituitary patient. Highly illustrated.

Discusses the practical pathologic diagnoses of tumours and tumour-like diseases of the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, penis, and scrotum. The authors emphasise pathologic gross and light microscopic diagnostic features and differential diagnoses. They also discuss the clinical presentation and the clinical meaning of the pathologic diagnosis in terms of prognosis and treatment.

Contains new information on tumours and tumour-like lesions of the gallbladder, extrahepatic bile ducts and Vaterian system. Surgical pathologists now have the opportunity to examine more cancer precursors, early cancers, and adenomas of the gallbladder, extrahepatic bile ducts and ampulla of Vater than previously. These lesions are discussed in detail and profusely illustrated.

Emphasises diagnostically-important information on immunohistochemistry and molecular genetics. It is aimed as a practical diagnostic aid for pathologists, cytopathologists and pathology trainees, but the authors hope that their clinical colleagues and others may also find it as a useful source of information on soft tissue tumours and tumour-like lesions. Highly illustrated, mainly in colour.

Provides a thorough, concise, and up-to-date information on the nomenclature and classification; epidemiologic, clinical, and pathogenetic features; and, most importantly, guidance in the diagnosis of the tumors and tumorlike lesions of all major organ systems and body sites.

Remarkable advances have occurred since the Series 3 Fascicle published in 1995 with paradigm shifts in every dimension of our understanding of lung tumors including clinical, radiologic, histopathologic, cytopathologic, immunohistochemical, molecular and therapeutic aspects.

Advances in many areas of tumor biology have led to a better understanding of the pathogenesis, pathology, and molecular biology of epithelial and stromal malignancies of the upper gastrointestinal tract. This edition highlights these advances, and helps pathologists diagnose diseases more accurately.

This volume has adopted the WHO system of classification and, for pathologists who are not as familiar with the WHO system, the authors clearly explain and illustrate both the morphologic and histogenetic classification systems that are its bases. Newly-recognised tumour entities, new cytologic and genetic findings, and recent references have been added. Highly illustrated, mainly in colour.

Aims to present various molecular findings which provide an understanding of tumour pathogenesis. Presenting an important diagnostic feature of major lesions, this book includes not only the gross, histopathologic and cytologic findings but also the clinical and radiographic features in the differential diagnosis of bone tumours and their mimics.

Since the previous edition was published, many new entities have been described, prognostic significance of certain tumour subtypes established, grading systems revised, and molecular features correlated with tumour types and grades. The authors have integrated all of these new findings into an entirely new and completely up-to-date volume that demystifies the complex subject of CNS tumours.

Focuses on the cytopathologic and histopathologic features of diffuse malignant mesothelioma, its many variants, and the other benign and malignant lesions to be distinguished from it. Highly illustrated, mainly in colour.

While many areas of intestinal tumour pathology are without controversy, the classification and nomenclature for appendiceal tumours remain a subject of debate. This volume offers information on the various divergent viewpoints where they exist for this topic and others.

The understanding of diagnostic lymph node and spleen pathology has evolved at an impressive pace since 1995, when the third series AFIP atlas was published. This atlas will provide readers with the comprehensive information necessary for the pathological and clinical assessment of lymph node and splenic lesions.

Presents a comprehensive account of benign and malignant melanocytic lesions. It has become ever more apparent, especially with the recent advent of molecular classification, that melanoma is not one disease, and that prognosis in melanoma can vary considerably from lesions that present minimal risk, to dangerous malignancies at opposite ends of a spectrum. Highly illustrated, mainly in colour.