Publisher Description:
Covering all aspects of neuropathology, this updated volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is a point-of-care resource for pathologists at all levels of experience and training-both as a quick reference and as an efficient review to improve knowledge and skills. The third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Neuropathology is an easy-to-use resource for the most recent clinical, pathologic, histologic, and molecular knowledge in the field. - Incorporates updates from the 2016 WHO classification of Tumors of the CNS and newly documented developments since that publication, including identification of novel antibodies that can help better classify tumors
- Emphasizes surgical pathology, but also provides significant content on nonneoplastic diseases that present with focal lesions, especially those that are potentially misinterpreted as neoplasms
- Features new and updated chapters detailing several types of tumors that have been reclassified due to recent molecular driver information and cIMPACT-NOW updates; for example, new chapters on pediatric glial and glioneuronal tumors and new diagnostic clarifications on a group of circumscribed tumors that do not automatically deserve WHO Grade IV status
- Contains a detailed molecular diagnostics chapter with a section on methylation profiling, which has become indispensable as a method of tumor classification
- Features nearly 1,700 annotated images throughout, including a wide variety of pathology stains and high-quality medical illustrations
- Includes time-saving features such as a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; a variety of test data tables; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index
- Enhanced
eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. |
