Presented in the renowned, fast-access format of other Washington Manual® titles, this excellent book is a practical guide to the clinical practice of surgical pathology. This valuable resource covers all aspects of surgical pathology for every organ and anatomic site, including gross examination and dissection; microscopic diagnosis of medical as well as surgical diseases; tumor classification; and tumor staging. Separate chapters are devoted to ancillary surgical pathology techniques, including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy, frozen section diagnosis, flow cytometry, DNA and RNA based molecular methods, and imaging technologies. A companion Website offers the fully searchable text plus an image bank of more than 2700 figures.

"The aim of this book is to provide a practical manual that is helpful to pathologists and residents in the daily practice of surgical pathology. The text encompasses all anatomic sites in the human body. Each chapter covers tissue handling, gross examination, gross dissection and diagnosis, processing, slide preparation, microscopic diagnosis, special studies, and diagnostic reporting. The format of the book would be modeled after the Washington Manuals for other specialties (such as Medical Therapeutics, Oncology, and Surgery)"--Provided by publisher.

"The aim of this book is to provide a practical manual that is helpful to pathologists and residents in the daily practice of surgical pathology. The text encompasses all anatomic sites in the human body. Each chapter covers tissue handling, gross examination, gross dissection and diagnosis, processing, slide preparation, microscopic diagnosis, special studies, and diagnostic reporting. The format of the book would be modeled after the Washington Manuals for other specialties (such as Medical Therapeutics, Oncology, and Surgery)"--Provided by publisher.

Although frozen section diagnosis has been an integral part of surgical pathology for decades, this is the first textbook that offers a comprehensive approach to the challenges of intraoperative consultation. Intraoperative Consultation in Surgical Pathology offers an approach minimizing errors and allowing the pathologist to render diagnoses with greater confidence.

This book provides a practical and clinically oriented guide to the concepts of pathologic diagnosis of surgical specimens. Concise and highly illustrated chapters cover essential information required within patient management. Telepathology, ancillary techniques, and surgical oncology concepts are also examined. Surgical Pathology: A Practical Guide aims to bridge the knowledge gap between surgeons and pathologists to promote mutual understanding and a better working relationship. This book is relevant to general surgeons, and surgical oncologists, whether in training or in practice. It also serves as an introduction for first-year pathology residents, and medical students interested in surgical pathology.

Continuing in the rich tradition of this popular handbook series, The Washington Manual® of Hematopathology provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s fast-changing advances in the field. Edited by Drs. Brooj Abro, John L. Frater, Louis P. Dehner, John D. Pfeifer, and Anjum Hassan, this all-new volume focuses on the essential information you need to know, using a concise format, along with numerous figures, tables, algorithms, and images throughout. In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find complete coverage of hematopathology—both benign and malignant entities—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference.

1. Female Genital Tract 2. Male Genital System: Grossing Techniques 3. Urinary System 4A. Salivary Glands 4B. Oral Cavity and Oropharynx 5. Gastrointestinal Tract 6. Liver and Gallbladder 7. Pancreas 8. Respiratory System 9. Lymphoreticular System 10. Breast 11. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 12. Skin 13. Bone 14. Soft Tissue 15. Pediatric Neoplasms 16. Cardiovascular System 17. Brain and Meninges 18. Eye and Orbit 19. Immunohistochemistry in Surgical Pathology Annexures Index

A practical bench-top manual of dissection, specimen processing and gross diagnosis for trainee and practising pathologists