This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent
point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and
training. Covering all areas of breast pathology, it incorporates the
most recent clinical, pathological, radiological, staging, and molecular
knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key
issues relevant to today's practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use,
the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Breast is a one-stop
reference for accurate, complete surgical pathology evaluation-ideal as
a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.
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Includes a wide range of new information on breast pathology,
including material specific to core needle biopsies, to help you
identify, diagnose, and manage disease
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Reflects updates to new tumor staging data in the American Joint
Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th Edition and updated ASCO/CAP guidelines
for interpreting HER2 assays
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Brings you fully up to date with recent advances, including new
molecular information for breast entities, new surgical techniques,
more widely used multigene prognostic tests, and assays used to
determine treatment, such as PD-L1 as a new immunotherapy biomarker
for triple-negative breast cancer
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Features new chapters covering gene expression profiling;
immunotherapy; the differential diagnosis for common histologic
patterns; solid papillary carcinoma; acinic cell carcinoma; and
intraoperative consultations, including a video showing how to process
specimens with radioactive seeds
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Offers expert guidance on evaluation of postneoadjuvant resection
specimens, sentinel lymph nodes, and extent of disease and
multifocality
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Contains thousands of extensively annotated images, including gross
pathology photographs, histopathology photomicrographs with a wide
range of immunohistochemical stains, fluorescent in situ
hybridization, and full-color illustrations
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Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text;
diagnostic pearls; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index
for easy reference
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Includes the enhanced eBook version, which allows you to search all
text, figures, and references on a variety of devices
