Covering all aspects of soft tissue pathology, this highly regarded
volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent
point-of-care resource for pathologists at all levels of experience and
training-both as a quick reference and as an efficient review to
improve knowledge and skills. Specifically designed as a point-of-care
resource, the updated third edition uses a templated, highly formatted
design; concise, bulleted text; and superior color images throughout
that demonstrate the variety of differentiating factors in soft tissue
tumors.
- Includes new chapters on recently described entities such as
superficial CD34-positive fibroblastic tumor and atypical spindle cell
lipomatous tumor, with numerous images detailing characteristic
histology for ease of recognition
- Covers recent advances and discoveries in immunohistochemistry and
molecular pathology of soft tissue tumors, including new IHC
antibodies FOSB and H3k27me3, ALK-1 expression in angiomatoid fibrous
histiocytoma, and entries on BCOR-CCNB2 fusion-defined sarcoma, novel
PDGFD rearrangements in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and RB gene
loss in acral fibromyxoma
- Includes extensive new 8th edition AJCC staging information for
soft tissue sarcomas in convenient table format
- Features more than 2,000 annotated images throughout, including
gross pathology, a wide range of stains, and detailed medical
illustrations, with coverage of key diagnostic features for each tumor
as well as morphologic variants
- Features easy-to-reference chapters that begin with Key Facts,
followed by terminology, clinical issues, macro- and microscopic
features, ancillary tests and a list of differential diagnoses with
bulleted characteristics
- Provides an organized framework that includes "Approach to
Diagnosis" chapters designed to help you successfully recognize and
diagnose challenging soft tissue tumors with the availability of
common patterns and histologic features
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to
access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a
variety of devices
