Surgical Pathology Dissection: An Illustrated Guide

✍ Scribed by William H. Westra M.D., Timothy H. Phelps M.S., Ralph H. Hruban M.D., Christina Isacson M.D. (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 259
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Surgical Pathology Dissection, Second Edition fills the need for a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the preparation, dissection, and handling of surgical pathology specimens. The authors share their wealth of talent and experiences by providing general principles that can be employed to resolve even the most complex problems in dissection and tissue sampling. The descriptive text is augmented by 62 exclusive, detailed illustrations printed as full-page plates depicting proper specimen handling techniques that add a unique vitality and multidimensional effect. Each chapter features a section on Important Issues to Address in Your Surgical Pathology Report and references selected for their pertinent coverage of specimen handling for each organ system.

Updated and revised, this second edition includes four new chapters and expanded discussions on: Preparation of Tissues for Molecular Analysis; Craniofacial Bones; Heart; Transplantation Specimens; The Sentinel Lymph Node. Revisions have been made to conform to suggested guidelines proposed by the College of American Pathologists.

From reviews of the first edition:

"Hruban, Westra and Isacson, working with a superb medical illustrator did an admirable job in taking the Johns Hopkins' gross room manual and translating it into a practical, concise, and easily accessible guide to contemporary practice in the surgical pathology laboratory."

(Modern Pathology)

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
General Approach to Surgical Pathology Specimens....Pages 2-13
Laboratory Techniques....Pages 14-21
Tissue Collection for Molecular Genetic Analysis....Pages 22-25
Photography....Pages 26-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Lymph Nodes....Pages 34-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Larynx....Pages 38-42
Major Salivary Glands....Pages 43-43
Complex Specimens....Pages 44-47
Maxilla....Pages 48-53
Radical Neck Dissection....Pages 54-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Esophagus....Pages 58-61
Stomach....Pages 62-65
Non-Neoplastic Intestinal Disease....Pages 66-69
Neoplastic Intestinal Disease....Pages 70-73
Appendix....Pages 74-75
Liver....Pages 76-81
Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System....Pages 82-87
Pancreas....Pages 88-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Heart, Heart Valves, and Vessels....Pages 94-101
Lungs....Pages 102-109
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Transplantation....Pages 110-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Bone....Pages 114-119
Soft Tissue, Nerves, and Muscle....Pages 120-123
Skin....Pages 124-129
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Breast....Pages 132-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Vulva....Pages 142-145
Uterus, Cervix, and Vagina....Pages 146-159
Ovary and Fallopian Tube....Pages 160-165
Products of Conception and Placentas....Pages 166-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Penis....Pages 172-175
Prostate....Pages 176-179
Testis....Pages 180-183
Kidney....Pages 184-187
Bladder....Pages 188-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Eye....Pages 194-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Thyroid....Pages 202-205
Parathyroid Glands....Pages 206-207
Adrenal Glands....Pages 208-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Pediatric Tumors....Pages 212-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Brain and Spinal Cord....Pages 218-221
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Lymph Nodes....Pages 224-227
Spleen....Pages 228-229
Thymus....Pages 231-231
Bone Marrow....Pages 232-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Common Uncomplicated Specimens....Pages 236-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-258

✦ Subjects

Pathology