Since the 4th Series of this Fascicle was published, there have been considerable advances in our understanding of tumors within the serosal membranes, in particular the classification of mesothelial tumors and their genetics. This 5th Series Fascicle aligns with the terminology recommended by the WHO in its most recent edition for pleural and ......
Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details. While classification of pancreatic neoplasms has not evolved significantly since 2007, data related to the molecular underpinnings that characterize each type of neoplasm have grown exponentially in the past 15 years. The current multimodal study of ......
The complexity of ovary and fallopian tube pathology is striking, with dozens of tumor types. There is a greater appreciation now of the importance of hereditary cancer syndromes in ovarian and tubal malignancies, as two common autosomal dominant hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes include carcinomas of ovary or fallopian tube. This book is ......
Much has changed in the detection, diagnosis, and management of breast diseases since the previous editions of this fascicle, in particular for patients with invasive breast carcinoma. This fifth series edition conveys the challenges of diagnostic breast pathology, as well as excitement about the advances that have been, and have yet to be, made ......
Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details. The classification and characteristics of tumors and tumor-like lesions of the female lower genital tract have remained relatively constant over the years, though shifts in nomenclature have occurred, and a comprehensive review of the diverse ......
The tumors that arise in the adrenals and extra-adrenal paraganglia are not only structurally and hormonally complex, they are also intriguing at the molecular level, where many are recognized as components and harbingers of familial genetic tumor syndromes encompassing a variety of mutations affecting diverse signaling pathways. Building on the ......
Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details. How does a pathologist become interested and develop expertise in testicular and paratesticular neoplasms, which are relatively uncommon? The truth is simple-the opportunity to see many cases. The authors of this 5th Series Fascicle have such expertise ......
Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details. In endocrine pathology, surgical pathologists often concentrate on neoplasms at the expense of nonneoplastic disease processes. This is unfortunate as nonneoplastic endocrine disorders are many times more common in the population. As in all fields of ......
Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details. The primary goal of this fascicle is to be a practical reference for pathologists who review liver biopsies, a most challenging area of diagnostic surgical pathology. It is focused on diagnostic histopathology, discussing and lavishly illustrating ......
