DiagnosticPathology:Breast:PublishedbyAmirsys

Designedasaneasy-to-useandcomprehensivereferenceforthepracticingpathologist,"DiagnosticPathology:Breast"isahighlyanticipatedtitleinthe"DiagnosticPathology"seriesofferedby"Amirsys".Asreadershavecometoexpectfrom"Amirsys"referencetools,"DiagnosticPathology:Breast"isfilledwithsuperiormedicalimages,includinggrossandmicroscopicpathology,awiderangeofsupportiveimmunohistochemistry,anddetailedmedicalillustrationswithnumerousexamplesofmorphologicfindings.Foreachanatomicalsite,you'llfindCAPcancerstagingandspecimenhandlingprotocols-oneofthemostusefulhallmarksoftheseries-plusdetailedimmunohistochemistrypanelstoaccompanytheimages.Inaddition,uncommonlydiscussedtopicssuchaspathologyofbreastcancerstatuspostneoadjuvantchemotherapyandrecurrentbreastcancerarecovered.You'llalsofindnewinformationonbreastcancerclassification,includingprofilesandclassificationofbreastcancerbasedonDNAcopynumberchanges,geneexpressionprofilingandimmunophenotyping.Anaddedemphasisisplacedonspecialchallenges,pitfallsandpotentiallimitationsofneedlecorebiopsiesaswellasontheroleofimmunohistochemistryinthedifferentialdiagnosisinbreastpathology.Thishandsomevolumewillguidethereaderthroughtheintricaciesofbreastpathologyandthediagnosisofbreast-relateddiseases.