Immunomicroscopy

lements of immunohistochemistry in the context of the "total test". It deals logically with issues of test selection • reagent selection and quantification • protocols and methods • controls • results • interpretation • in situ hybridization • reporting • and significance. In each chapter, readers will find infectious diseases and prognostic markers and a molecular morphology perspective, focusing on DNA, RNA, and protein, thus offering the surgical pathologist a genuine ability to see with molecular eyes. Immunomicroscopy, 3rd Edition is Volume 19 in the Major Problems in Pathology Series.


Reviews

"Intended for daily use, this guide presents the elements of immunohistochemistry in the context of the total test. It deals logically with topics such as test selection, reagent selection and quantification, protocols and methods, controls, results, interpretation, reporting, and significance. Each chapter describes infectious disease and prognostic markers and offers a molecular morphology perspective, focusing on DNA, RNA and protein. This third edition features an expanded authorship of internationally renowned experts and an organ system approach to diagnostic surgical pathology. The appendices address quality assurance and standardization protocols reflecting National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines; tissue microarrays; and laser microscopy and digital immunomicroscopy. Full-color illustrations are used throughout." -- Sci Tech Book News, March 2006
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Features

* Features an expanded authorship of internationally renowned experts.
* Offers timely coverage on all diagnostically useful tests and their application and interpretation.
* Integrates infectious diseases and prognostic markers into each chapter, offering complete diagnostic coverage of any given organ system.
* Incorporates aspects of molecular morphology throughout.
* Presents an organ system approach to diagnostic surgical pathology.
* Includes appendices that address quality assurance and standardization protocols reflecting National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines • tissue microarrays • and laser microscopy and digital immunomicroscopy, including image analysis, spectral imaging, and quantitation.

• Uses full-color illustrations throughout.
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What's New

* Incorporates aspects of molecular morphology throughout.
* Presents an organ system approach to diagnostic surgical pathology.
* Includes appendices that address quality assurance and standardization protocols reflecting National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines • tissue microarrays • and laser microscopy and digital immunomicroscopy, including image analysis, spectral imaging, and quantitation.
* Uses full-color illustrations throughout.

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Contents

1. Principles Of Immunohistochemistry
2. Practical Issues: Fixation, Processing, and Antigen Retrieval
3. Molecular and Special Techniques
4. Lymphoma Including Hodgkin Lymphoma
5. Molecular Morphology in Adrenal and Thyroid Disease
6. Applications Of Immunohistochemistry in Breast Pathology
7. Immunohistochemistry of the Female Reproductive Tract
8. Molecular Morphology and Immunomicroscopy
9. Pediatrics
10. Molecular Morphology of Soft Tissue and Bone
11. Molecular Morphology of The Lung and Mesothelioma
12. Gastrointestinal Tract
13. Immunohistochemistry of Skin Tumors Including Melanocytic Lesions
14. Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry of the Nervous System
15 Anaplastic Tumors: Approach to the ‘Unknown Primary’
16. Cytopathology/FNA
17. Occult Metastasis
Appendices
A. IHC Website
B. Protocols [Immunohistochemistry, Molecular]
C. Standardization/Quality Control
D. Tissue Microarrays

Index