Soft Tissue
Soft Tissue John D. Pfeifer Louis P. Dehner If the term “soft tissue” were restricted to only mesodermally derived structures, then nerves and neural tumors would not be considered in…
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
Lymph Nodes
Lymph Nodes Anjum Hassan Friederike Kreisel I. NORMAL ANATOMY. Lymph nodes are the most widely distributed collections of lymphoid tissue within the lymphoreticular system, which also includes the thymus, tonsils,…
Bone Marrow Pathology
Bone Marrow Pathology Jeffery M. Klco John L. Frater I. NORMAL GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY. The bone marrow is generally considered the fourth largest organ in the human body and…
Nerve Biopsies
Nerve Biopsies Robert E. Schmidt Successful use of nerve biopsy requires a discussion between the clinician and neuropathologist since the clinical differential diagnosis may dictate an unusual sampling scheme, for…
Central Nervous System: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Meninges
Central Nervous System: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Meninges Richard J. Perrin Sushama Patil Arie Perry I. INTRODUCTION. The task of evaluating a neuropathologic specimen often seems daunting, given the complexity…
Skin: Melanocytic Lesions
Skin: Melanocytic Lesions Anne C. Lind Nils Becker Emily A. Bantle Louis P. Dehner I. BACKGROUND. Melanocytes are melanin-synthesizing cells derived from the neural crest. During the first 3 months…
Nonmelanocytic Tumors of the Skin
Nonmelanocytic Tumors of the Skin Nathan C. Walk Yumei Chen Anne C. Lind Friederike Kreisel Dongsi Lu I. BENIGN TUMORS OF THE EPIDERMIS A. Seborrheic keratosis 1. Clinical: Single or…
Skin: Nonneoplastic Dermatopathology
Skin: Nonneoplastic Dermatopathology Samuel J. Pruden II Kimberley G. Crone Anne C. Lind I. NORMAL MICROANATOMY. Microscopically, the skin is composed of three compartments: the epidermis (a keratinizing epithelium), the…
