Other Special Types of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Frederick C. Koerner INVASIVE MICROPAPILLARY CARCINOMA Invasive micropapillary carcinoma is a distinctive form of ductal carcinoma in which the tumor cells grow in…
Metaplastic Carcinoma Including Low-grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma Edi Brogi METAPLASTIC CARCINOMA Metaplastic carcinomas are malignant tumors of epithelial origin that exhibit nonglandular morphology, such as squamous, spindle cell, chondroid, and osseous…
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Edi Brogi Mammary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is morphologically similar to its counterpart in the salivary glands but has a more indolent behavior. Most ACCs of the…
Accident Prevention, Risk, and the Evolving Epidemiology of Fractures Dennis Wenger James Bomar INTRODUCTION The late Mercer Rang was a leader in promoting the concept of safer playgrounds, better sports…
Apocrine Carcinoma Edi Brogi Apocrine cells have abundant, densely eosinophilic cytoplasm and large round nuclei with prominent nucleoli. Apocrine lesions of the breast include apocrine metaplasia, an alteration that is…
Mucinous Carcinoma Edi Brogi Mucinous carcinoma (MC) is composed of neoplastic epithelial clusters admixed with extracellular mucin comprising at least 90% of the tumor. The terms mixed mucinous carcinoma or…
Casts for Children’s Fractures Dennis Wenger James Bomar Predictable application and maintenance of complication-free casts in children is a slowly learned art and craft. In contrast to adult patients, in…
Pelvis and Hip Andrew Pennock Vidyadhar Upasani James Bomar INTRODUCTION The osteoporotic bone of an elderly lady is very different from the tough, growing bone of a child. Therefore, greater…
