Bone and soft tissue pathology
By: edited by Andrew L. Folpe, Carrie Y. Inwards.
Contributors: Folpe, Andrew L.; Inwards, Carrie Y.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Foundations in diagnostic pathology
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier; Saunders
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780443066887
Subjects: Musculoskeletal system -- Tumors -- Pathophysiology; Bone Neoplasms -- pathology; Soft Tissue Neoplasms -- pathology
Description: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology: A Volume in the Diagnostic Pathology Series, by Andrew L. Folpe, MD and Carrie Y. Inwards, MD, packs today's most essential bone and soft tissue pathology know-how into a compact, high-yield format! The book's pragmatic, well-organized approach, complemented by abundant full-color, high-quality illustrations and at-a-glance tables, makes it easy to access the information you need to quickly and accurately identify pathology specimens. Best of all, Expert Consult functionality provides online access to the full text of the book, downloadable illustrations for your personal use, and more. The result is a practical, affordable reference for study and review as well as for everyday clinical practice. Includes access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, downloadable illustrations for your personal use, and more, allowing you to consult the text a quick, convenient manner. Reviews normal histology before examining abnormal findings, enabling you to conveniently compare their characteristics in one place at one time. Covers both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions of bone and soft tissue to equip you to meet a wide range of diagnostic challenges. Uses a consistent, user-friendly format to explore each entity's clinical features, pathologic features (gross and microscopic), ancillary studies, differential diagnoses, and prognostic and therapeutic considerations ... making it easy to locate specific information on a particular entity. Features abundant boxes and tables throughout that enhance the presentation and accessibility of the material. Offers nearly 1,000 full-color, high-quality illustrations that demonstrate the key features of a wide variety of pathologic lesions to facilitate greater accuracy in identification of specimens.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Approach to the diagnosis of bone and soft tissue tumors : clinical, radiologic, and classification aspects / R. Lor Randall; title: Adjuvant techniques : immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics / Andrew L. Folpe, Enrique de Alava; title: Fibroblastic and fibrohistiocytic tumors / Louis Guillou, Andrew L. Folpe; title: Adipocytic tumors / Angelo Paoli Dei Tos; title: Smooth muscle tumors / Andrea T. Deyrup; title: Skeletal muscle tumors / Raf Sciot; title: Tumor of perivascular cells / Andrew L. Folpe, Louis Guillou; title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors / Brian P. Rubin; title: Vascular tumors of soft tissue / Andrew L. Folpe; title: Nerve sheath and neuroectodermal tumors / Julie C. Fanburg-Smith; title: Osteocartilaginous tumors / John X. O'Connell; title: Tumors of synovial tissue / G. Petur Nielsen, John X. O'Connell; title: Tumors of miscellaneous type or uncertain lineage / Andrew L. Folpe; title: Bone-forming tumors / G. Petur Nielsen, Andrew E. Rosenberg; title: Cartilage-forming tumors / Andrew Horvai; title: Fibroblastic and fibrohistiocytic tumors / Edward F. McCarthy; title: Ewing's sarcoma / Michael J. Klein; title: Hematopoietic tumors / Edward F. McCarthy; title: Vascular tumors of bone / Andrew Horvai; title: Giant cell tumor / Patrizia Bacchini, Franco Bertoni; title: Notochordal tumors / Andrew Horvai; title: Adamantinoma / Leonard B. Kahn; title: Bone tumors of miscellaneous type or uncertain lineage / Fiona Bonar; title: Metastases involving bone / Yasuaki Nakashima.