Breast Pathology , 2/e (Diagnosis by Needle Core Biopsy)

Edited by two eminent authorities on breast pathology, this heavily illustrated text offers essential guidance on diagnostic evaluation of needle core biopsies. The focus is on the most common and challenging differential diagnostic problems encountered in these specimens. More than 1,000 full-colour illustrations depict the entire spectrum of breast pathology seen in needle core biopsies. This edition includes many new cases and illustrations, discussions on the growing importance of immunopathology, and updated guidelines on pathologic examination and reporting of needle core biopsy specimens. Contributions by two well-known radiologists present state-of-the-art information on the techniques and clinical impact of imaging-guided needle core biopsy.

FEATURES:

* Edited by two eminent authorities on breast pathology
* Provides essential guidance in interpretation and diagnosis of needle core biopsies
* More than 1,000 full-colour illustrations spread throughout the book
* Atlas approach has wide appeal as an effective teaching tool
* Focuses on common and challenging differential diagnostic problems encountered in these specimens, including
* Reactive changes vs. recurrent carcinoma after lumpectomy
* Benign sclerosing lesions (radial scar) vs. infiltrating carcinoma
* Papilloma vs. papillary carcinoma
* Fibroadenoma vs. cystosarcoma
* Atypical duct hyperplasia vs. intraductal carcinoma (DCIS)
* DCIS vs. DCIS with (micro)invasion
* Spindle cell tumors (metaplastic carcinoma vs. sarcoma)
* Vascular lesions (angioma vs. angiosarcoma)
* Contributed chapters by two well-known radiologists from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on techniques and clinical impact of imaging-guided needle core biopsy

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

* Many new illustrations
* Many new cases
* Focus on increasing importance of immunopathology
* Updated guidelines on pathologic examination and reporting of needle core biopsy specimens
* Two radiology chapters detail significant advances in imaging-guided needle core biopsy

Contents

Anatomy and Physiological Morphology

Inflammatory and Reactive Tumors

Specific Infections

Benign Papillary Tumors

Myoepithelial Neoplasms

Adenosis and Microglandular Adenosis

Fibroepithelial Neoplasms

Ductal Hyperplasia and Intraductal Carcinoma

Invasive Duct Carcinoma

Tubular Carcinoma

Papillary Carcinoma

Medullary Carcinoma

Carcinoma with Metaplasia

Squamous Carcinoma

Mucinous Carcinoma

Apocrine Carcinoma

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Secretory Carcinoma

Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma

Other Types of Invasive Duct Carcinoma

Lobular Carcinoma in Situ and Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia

Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Mesenchymal Neoplasms

Lymphoid and Hematopoietic Tumors

Metastases in the Breast and Non-Mammary Malignant Neoplasms

Pathological Effects of Therapy

Breast Lesions in Males and Children

Pathological Changes Associated with Needling Procedures

Pathological Processing, Examination, and Reporting of Needle Core Biopsy Specimens of the Breast

Techniques for Imaging-Guided Needle Core Biopsy

Impact of Percutaneous Image-Guided Core Biopsy on the Clinical Management of Breast Disease