Lymph Node Cytopathology (Essentials in Cytopathology Series)

The subspeciality of cytopathology is 60 years old and has become established as a solid and reliable discipline in medicine. As expected, cytopathology literature has expanded in a remarkably short period of time, from a few textbooks prior to the 1980s to a current and substantial library of texts and journals devoted exclusively to cytomorphology. Essentials in Cytopathology does not presume to replace any of the distinguished textbooks in cytopathology. Instead, the series will publish generously illustrated and user-friendly guides for both pathologists and clinicians.
Building on the amazing success of The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology, now in its second edition, the Series will utilize a similar format, including minimal text, tabular criteria, and superb illustrations based on real-life specimens. Essentials in
Cytopathology will, at times, deviate from the classic organization of pathology texts. The logic of decision trees, elimination of unlikely choices, and narrowing of differential diagnosis via a pragmatic approach based on morphologic criteria will be some of the strategies used to illustrate principles and practice in cytopathology.
Most of the authors for Essentials in Cytopathology are faculty members in The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Cytopathology. They bring to each volume the legacy of John K. Frost and the collective experience of a preeminent cytopathology service. The archives at Hopkins are meticulously catalogued and form the framework for text and illustrations. Authors from other institutions have been selected on the basis of their national reputations, experience, and enthusiasm for cytopathology. They bring to the series complementary viewpoints and enlarge the scope of materials contained in the photographs.
You will find this series useful and welcome your feedback as you place these handbooks by your microscopes and into your book bags.

Contents
1 Introduction
2 Overview of Ancillary Methods in Lymph Node FNA diagnosis
3 Lymphadenopathy: Anatomic and Clinical Clues to Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis
4 Cytology of Normal/Reactive Lymph Nodes
5 Overall Assessment of the Aspirate: Diagnostic Clues
6 Overview of the Algorithmic Pattern-Based Approach to Lymph Node FNA
7 The Polymorphous Lymphoid Cell Pattern
8 The Monotonous Small-Cell Pattern
9 The Monotonous Intermediate-Sized Cell Pattern
10 The Monotonous Large Cell Pattern
11 The Pleomorphic Cell Pattern
12 Infectious and Noninfectious Lymphadenitis
13 Unusual Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Conditions of Lymph Nodes
14 Pitfalls and Limitations of FNA of Lymph Nodes
Index

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (September 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441969632
• ISBN-13: 978-1441969637
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5 x 0.5 inches3
• Author: Stefan E. Pambuccian and Ricardo H. Bardales 

List Price: $79.95

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