Main description:

Each volume in this richly illustrated series - Cytohistology of Small Tissue Samples, sponsored by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology - provides an organ-based approach to the cytological and histological diagnosis of small tissue samples including fine-needle aspiration biopsy, cell block samples and core, pinch and forceps biopsies. Benign, pre-malignant and malignant entities are presented in a well-organized and standardized format supported with high-resolution color photomicrographs, tables, tabulated specific morphologic criteria and appropriate ancillary testing algorithms. Example vignettes allow the reader to assimilate the diagnostic principles in a case-based format. This unique series strengthens the bridge between surgical pathology and cytopathology, providing the pathologist with the ability to diagnose small tissue samples with confidence.

Contents:

1. Thyroid fine needle aspiration - introduction Zubair W. Baloch and Massimo Bongiovanni; 2. Benign and non-neoplastic lesions of the thyroid gland Massimo Bongiovanni and William C. Faquin; 3. Follicular patterned lesions of the thyroid gland Massimo Bongiovanni and William C. Faquin; 4. Oncocytic lesions of the thyroid gland Zubair W. Baloch and Massimo Bongiovanni; 5. Malignant tumors of the thyroid Zubair W. Baloch, Massimo Bongiovanni and William C. Faquin; 6. Parathyroid gland Zubair W. Baloch; 7. Tumors of the salivary glands: benign and low-grade malignancies Tarik M. Elsheikh and Deborah J. Chute; 8. Primary salivary high-grade carcinomas Jerzy Klijanienko and Philippe Vielh; 9. Mass lesions of the neck Deborah J. Chute and Tarik M. Elsheikh; Index.