Overview
- Provide an illustrative and algorithmic approach.
- Covers the full spectrum of benign and malignant conditions of the pancreas and the biliary tract.
- Written by experts in the field.
Part of the book series: Essentials in Cytopathology (EICP, volume 28)
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About this book
This book focuses on all aspects of pancreatic pathology, from key features of benign and malignant lesions to diagnostic pearls for differential diagnosis of encountered entities in pancreatobiliary fine needle aspirations and small biopsies. Chapters include a brief introduction and a practical approach to diagnose benign and malignant lesions. The key cytomorphologic features and main differential diagnoses are also summarized in concise tables. Richly colored images complement the text and represent key findings pertaining to the text discussion. An important and current chapter on molecular testing proves to be very useful for the readership for their daily practice in this era of targeted therapy. Written by experts in the fields, all authors contribute their collective experience of preeminent cytopathology service spanning a long time span. Pancreas and Biliary Tract Cytohistology serves as a practical resource for cytotechnologists, cytopathologists and pathologists who are practicing cytopathology and rendering diagnoses on small biopsy samples on pancreatic lesions.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Abha Goyal
Weill Cornell Medicine – New York Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, NY
USA
Rema Rao
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
USA
Momin T. Siddiqui
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pancreas and Biliary Tract Cytohistology
Editors: Abha Goyal, Rema Rao, Momin T. Siddiqui
Series Title: Essentials in Cytopathology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22433-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22432-5Published: 30 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22433-2Published: 13 September 2019
Series ISSN: 1574-9053
Series E-ISSN: 1574-9061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 350
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 157 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pathology