3rd Edition
by Susan C. Lester (Author), David G. Hicks (Author)
This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering all areas of breast pathology, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathological, radiological, staging, and molecular knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Breast is a one-stop reference for accurate, complete surgical pathology evaluation―ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.
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Includes
a wide range of new information on breast pathology, including material
specific to core needle biopsies, to help you identify, diagnose, and
manage disease
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Reflects updates to new tumor staging
data in the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th Edition
and updated ASCO/CAP guidelines for interpreting HER2 assays
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Brings
you fully up to date with recent advances, including new molecular
information for breast entities, new surgical techniques, more widely
used multigene prognostic tests, and assays used to determine treatment,
such as PD-L1 as a new immunotherapy biomarker for triple-negative
breast cancer
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Features new chapters covering gene
expression profiling; immunotherapy; the differential diagnosis for
common histologic patterns; solid papillary carcinoma; acinic cell
carcinoma; and intraoperative consultations, including a video showing
how to process specimens with radioactive seeds
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Offers expert
guidance on evaluation of postneoadjuvant resection specimens, sentinel
lymph nodes, and extent of disease and multifocality
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Contains thousands
of extensively annotated images, including gross pathology photographs,
histopathology photomicrographs with a wide range of
immunohistochemical stains, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and
full-color illustrations
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Features a templated, highly
formatted design; concise, bulleted text; diagnostic pearls; key facts
in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference