Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology, 2nd Edition

by Wright; Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780340990681
• ISBN10: 0340990686
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-28
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

"...written by three internationally recognized experts who bring together the essential features of both reactive and neoplastic lesions of lymph nodes...The chapters are well proportioned with succinct, lucid and reader-friendly text. The lesions are generously illustrated and all the photographs (H&E, immunostains and electron micrographs) are of superb quality." Histopathology, from a review of the first edition. Thoroughly updated and revised in line with the latest World Health Organization classification system, the second edition ofDiagnostic Lymph Node Pathologycontinues to be an essential guide to the interpretation of lymph node biopsies for all professional and trainee general pathologists and haematopathologists alike. Presented in full colour with numerous illustrations of exceptional quality, the new edition covers both classical and less well known features of individual disease processes together with the differential diagnoses of lymph node biopsy specimens. B-cell lymphomas have been reorganized in line with WHO guidelines whereas topics such as Epstein-Barr virus, age-related lymphomas and prognostic indicators have been expanded and new cases using needle core biopsies are presented.