CHAPTER 26 Cytology of the body of the uterus Tadao K. Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Norimatsu, Anna Maria Buccoliero Chapter contents Introduction Endometrial sampling and processing Cells present in endometrial samples Cytological…
CHAPTER 12 Urine cytology Stephen S. Raab Chapter contents Introduction Specimen types Specimen processing Diagnostic categories Cytomorphological criteria of benign and neoplastic urinary tract specimens Malignancy and its pitfalls High-grade…
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory tract Thomas E. Giles, Julie McCarthy, Winifred Gray Chapter contents Introduction Preparatory techniques and diagnostic applications General respiratory tract findings Criteria for assessing adequacy of samples Non-neoplastic…
CHAPTER 3 Serous effusions Vinod B. Shidham, Mary Falzon1, Chapter contents Introduction Anatomy, histology and cytology Specimen types, collection and processing Interpretation of serous effusion cytopathology Ancillary techniques Immunocytochemistry of…
CHAPTER 17 Thyroid gland Ian D. Buley Chapter contents Anatomy and physiology Historical perspective Clinical indications for FNA of thyroid nodules, the influence of thyroid imaging and mode of FNA…
CHAPTER 24 Glandular neoplasms of the cervix Christine Waddell, Ashish Chandra Chapter contents Introduction Epidemiology Endocervical adenocarcinoma precursor lesions Invasive adenocarcinoma of the cervix Immunochemical and molecular markers in glandular…
CHAPTER 31 Brain and cerebrospinal fluid Malcolm Galloway, Maria Thom Chapter contents Intraoperative Cytology of the Central Nervous System Introduction Intraoperative neuropathological techniques Cytology of the normal brain Reactive processes…
CHAPTER 33 Childhood tumours Voichita Suciu, Monique Fabre, Jerzy Klijanienko, Ziva Pohar-Marinsek, Philippe Vielh Chapter contents Introduction Role of the cytopathologist Main tumours Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas Neuroblastoma and nephroblastoma…
