Electron Microscopy
Electron Microscopy Gary W. Mierau, Ph.D. Eric P. Wartchow, Ph.D.(c) M. John Hicks, M.D., D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Electron microscopy remains an essential tool for today’s pediatric pathologist. Although now increasingly…
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
Molecular Techniques in Pediatric Pathology
Molecular Techniques in Pediatric Pathology Jason A. Jarzembowski, M.D., Ph.D. D. Ashley Hill, M.D. INTRODUCTION Rapid advances in the understanding of the molecular and genetic basis of disease have led…
The Pediatric Autopsy
The Pediatric Autopsy J. Thomas Stocker, M.D. As described by the Autopsy Committee of the College of American Pathologists, the autopsy is “a medical-surgical procedure by a physician for the…
Fine-Needle Aspiration
Fine-Needle Aspiration John J. Buchino, M.D. Robert F. Debski, M.D. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) was first reported in the early 1930s by Martin and Ellis (1) and Stewart (2), but the…
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Meninges
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Meninges Paul E. McKeever TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CHAPTER α-ACT: α-antichymotrypsin macrophage marker; AFP: α-fetoprotein; CADASIL: cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and…
Bone Marrow
Bone Marrow Steven H. Kroft Alexandra M. Harrington Robert W. McKenna THE BONE MARROW BIOPSY PROCEDURE The bone marrow biopsy is a routine technique in the diagnosis of hematologic disorders,…
Paragangliomas
Paragangliomas Ernest E. Lack Extra-adrenal paraganglia make up part of the dispersed neuroendocrine system (DNS) having a centripetal and roughly symmetrical distribution with extension from the base of the skull…
Soft Tissues
Soft Tissues Jason L. Hornick John S.J. Brooks Soft tissue tumors (STTs) are said to be uncommon, but are they really? Certainly, one could never judge from the voluminous literature…
Bone Tumors
Bone Tumors Judith V.M.G. Bovée Carlos E. de Andrea Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions of bone are not often encountered in daily clinical practice. Although certain bone lesions are common, they…
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Eye and Ocular Adnexa Alexandre N. Odashiro Thomas J. Cummings Miguel N. Burnier Jr. Numerous diseases affect the eye and ocular adnexa, and, in many cases, prompt and careful communication…
