The second revised and updated edition provides an easily comprehensible and practicable framework for standardised histopathology reports in surgical cancer. It details the gross description, histological classification, tumor differentiation, extent of local tumor spread, involvement of lymphovascular channels, lymph nodes and excision margins of the common carcinomas and also summarises non-carcinomatous malignancies.The 6th edition TNM classification of cancers is incorporated, with comments on any associated pathology, diagnostic clues and prognostic criteria. Staging information is supplemented visually by line diagrams.The book is designed to complement other publications such as the Royal College of Pathologists Cancer Histopathology Data Sets, the 6th edition TNM Classification and WHO Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics blue book series.This book is invaluable for trainee and consultant diagnostic histopathologists all over the world.
Author(s): Allen D.C.
Edition: second edition, revised and updated
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 466
cover
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contents
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gastrointestinal cancer
......Page 36
01 esophageal carcinoma......Page 37
02 gastric carcinoma......Page 48
03 ampulla of Vater and head of pancreas carcinoma......Page 63
04 small intestinal carcinoma......Page 74
05 colorectal carcinoma......Page 81
06 vermiform appendix tumors......Page 99
07 anal canal carcinoma (with comments on pelvic exenteration)......Page 104
08 gall bladder carcinoma......Page 113
09 extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma......Page 119
10 liver carcinoma......Page 125
head and neck cancer
......Page 135
10b general comments......Page 136
11 lip and oral cavity carcinoma......Page 139
12 oropharyngeal carcinoma (with comments on nasapharynx and hypopharynx)......Page 147
13 nasal cavity and paranasal sinus carcinoma......Page 155
14 laryngeal carcinoma......Page 164
15 salivary gland tumours......Page 171
16 thyroid gland tumoŠ³rs (with comments on parathyroid)......Page 180
16a respiratory and mediastinal cancer......Page 190
17 lung carcinoma......Page 191
18 malignant mesothelioma......Page 205
19 mediastinal cancer......Page 213
skin cancer
......Page 221
20 non-melanocytic skin carcinoma......Page 222
21 malignant melanoma......Page 231
21a breast cancer......Page 241
22 breast carcinoma......Page 242
gynaecological cancer
......Page 265
23 ovarian cancer (with comments on fallopian tube carcinoma)......Page 266
24 endometrial carcinoma......Page 282
25 cervical carcinoma......Page 294
26 vaginal carcinoma......Page 306
27 vulval carcinoma......Page 313
28 gestational trophoblastic tumors......Page 320
urological cancer
......Page 325
29 renal cell and renal pelvis and ureter carcinoma......Page 326
30 bladder carcinoma......Page 338
31 prostate carcinoma......Page 350
32 urethral carcinoma......Page 364
33 testicular cancer......Page 369
34 penile carcinoma......Page 382
34a lymph node cancer......Page 389
35 nodal malignant lymphoma (with comments on extranodal lymphoma and metastatic cancer)......Page 390
bone and soft tissue cancer
......Page 411
36 bone and soft tissue sarcomas (with comments on retroperitoneum and adrenal gland)......Page 412
ophthalmic cancer
......Page 428
37 intraocular malignancy......Page 429
38 extraocular malignancy......Page 435
bibliography......Page 442
index
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