Book Description
SURGICAL PATHOLOGY DISSECTION, SECOND EDITION fills the need for a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the preparation, dissection, and handling of surgical pathology specimens. The authors share their wealth of talent and experiences by providing general principles that can be employed to resolve even the most complex problems in dissection and tissue sampling. The descriptive text is augmented by 62 exclusive, detailed illustrations printed as full-page plates depicting proper specimen handling techniques that add a unique vitality and multidimensional effect. Each chapter features a section on Important Issues to Address in Your Surgical Pathology Report and references selected for their pertinent coverage of specimen handling for each organ system.

Updated and revised, this second edition includes four new chapters and expanded discussions on: - Preparation of Tissues for Molecular Analysis - Craniofacial Bones - Heart - Transplantation Specimens - The Sentinel Lymph Node Revisions have been made to conform to suggested guidelines proposed by the College of Amer Paths.

Book Info
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Practical manual on the preparation, dissection, and handling of surgical pathology tissue specimens. Includes Important Issues to Address in Your Surgical Pathology Report feature. For residents. Illustrated. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

I. General Approach and Techniques: 1. General Approach to Surgical Pathology Specimens, 2. Laboratory Techniques, 3. Preparation of Tissues for Molecular Analysis, 4. Photography. II. Lymph Nodes for Metastatic Tumors. 5. Lymph Nodes. III. The Head & Neck: 6. Larynx, 7. Salivary Glands, 8. Complex Specimens, 9. Craniofacial Bones, 10. Radical Neck Dissection. IV. The Digestive System: 11. Esophagus, 12. Stomach, 13. Non-neoplastic Intestinal Disease, 14. Neoplastic Instetinal Disease, 15. Appendix, 16. Liver, 17. Gallbladder, 18. Pancreas. V. The Cardiovascular/Respiratory System: 19. Heart, Heart Valves and Vessels, 20. Lungs, 21. Transplant Specimens. VI. Bone, Soft Tissue, and Skin: 22. Bone, 23. Soft Tissue, nerves, and Muscle, 24. Skin, 25. VII. Breast: 25. Breast. VIII. The Femal Genital System: 26. Vulva, 27. Uterus, Cervix, and Vagina. 28. Ovary and Fallopian Tube, 29. Products of Conception and Placentas. IX. The Urinary Tract and Male Genital System: 30. Penis, 31. Prostate, 32. Testis, 33. Kidney, 34. Bladder. X. The Ocular System: 35. Eye. XI. The Endocrine System: 36. Thyroid, 37. Parathyroid Glands, 38. Adrenal Glands. XII. Pediatric Tumors: 39. Pediatric Tumors. XIII. The Central Nervous System: 40. Brain and Spinal Cord. XIV. The Hemaopoietic and Lymphatic System: 41. Lymph Nodes, 42. Spleen, 43. Thymus, 44. Bone Marrow. XIV. Odds and Ends: 45. Common Uncomplicated Specimens.