Nonneoplastic Diseases of Bones
Nonneoplastic Diseases of Bones Fiona M. Maclean S. Fiona Bonar Peter G. Bullough This chapter discusses the three main classes of bone disease, other than neoplasms, of concern to the…
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
Muscle Biopsy in Neuromuscular Diseases
Muscle Biopsy in Neuromuscular Diseases Reid R. Heffner Jr. Steven A. Moore Lucia L. Balos This chapter is designed to provide the surgical pathologist with a concise discussion of commonly…
Melanocytic Lesions
Melanocytic Lesions Adriano Piris Carlos N. Prieto-Granada Cecilia Lezcano Michael J. Imber Martin C. Mihm Jr. The spectrum of benign and malignant melanocytic proliferations is both complex and fascinating. An…
Nonmelanocytic Cutaneous Tumors
Nonmelanocytic Cutaneous Tumors James W. Patterson The number and variety of cutaneous tumors is truly startling, and for the novice, no doubt intimidating. Virtually every anatomic structure and cell type…
Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Skin
Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Skin Douglas C. Parker Alvin R. Solomon Nonneoplastic or inflammatory skin diseases encompass a wide array of pathologic processes ranging from autoimmune to infectious to diseases…
Cytopathology
Features ThinPrep® (TP) SurePath™ (SP) Conventional preparation (CP) Sample collection Uniform – head of sampling device is discarded Uniform – head of sampling device is submitted Uniform – head of…
Endocrine Pathology
Fig. 20.1. Lingual thyroid : depression at the site of excision of lingual thyroid. Microscopic (Fig. 20.2 ) ♦ Heterotopic and ectopic thyroid tissue is a histologically normal thyroid tissue,…
Cardiovascular Pathology
Malformation Incidence per million live births Ventricular septal defect (VSD) 4,482 Atrial septal defect (ASD) 1,059 Pulmonary stenosis 836 Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) 782 Tetralogy of Fallot 577 Coarctation of…
Neoplasms of the Skin and Immunodermatology
Fig. 18.1. Steatocystoma (A, B). Clinical ♦ May occur in a solitary form (simplex) or as multiple lesions inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion (multiplex) Microscopic ♦ An irregular,…
