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Spleen Jerome S. Burke Many surgical pathologists approach the spleen with trepidation, thus indirectly reinforcing the old axiom that the spleen is an organ of mystery. The reason may be…

Thyroid and Parathyroid Zubair W. Baloch Virginia A. LiVolsi This chapter reviews the pathology of lesions of thyroid and parathyroid that are of importance to the practicing surgical pathologist and…

Pituitary and Sellar Region Bernd W. Scheithauer† M. Beatriz S. Lopes † Deceased. Of the wide variety of lesions that affect the sellar region, pituitary adenomas are by far the…

Breast Darryl Carter* *This is a revision of the 5th edition chapter authored by Darryl Carter, Stuart J. Schnitt, and Rosemary R. Millis. In 2012 in the United States, there…

Neuroendocrine and Paracrine Systems Ricardo V. Lloyd Lori A. Erickson This chapter is divided into two parts. The first part outlines the neuroendocrine system and presents an overview of the…

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…

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…

Joints Fiona M. Maclean S. Fiona Bonar Peter G. Bullough ARTHRITIS The normal joint is painless, provides the required range of motion, and in use remains stable. Failure of joint…

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 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…