Description
Now fully revised to include recent advances in the field, the second edition of Pulmonary Pathology, a volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series, is an essential foundation text for residents and pathologists. The popular template format makes it easy to use, and new information throughout brings you up to date with what's new in pulmonary pathology and pulmonary medicine, including molecular genetics and personalized medicine therapies. Practical and affordable, this resource by Drs. Dani S. Zander and Carol F. Farver is ideal for study and review as well as everyday clinical practice.- Coverage of both common and rare neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the lung and pleura.- A focus primarily on diagnosis, with correlations to clinical and radiographic characteristics.- Clinical and Pathologic Features summarized in quick-reference boxes for fast retrieval of information.- Hundreds of photomicrographs and gross photographs – most in full color – depict important pathologic features, enabling you to form a differential diagnosis and compare your findings with actual cases.- Contributions from internationally recognized pathologists, keeping you up to date with the latest information in the field.- Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.- Virtual Microscope slides now available online.- Molecular genetics and personalized medicine therapies included throughout.- New classification and approaches to diagnosis and management of pediatric diffuse lung diseases.- 9/11-related lung disease and other recently described environmental lung diseases.- Information on susceptibility genes for individual diseases.- Viral linkage and new therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and well as information on endobronchial ultrasound-guided needle aspiration.
Table of Contents
1. Normal Anatomy, Tissue Artifacts, and Incidental Structures2. The Uses and Abuses of the Lung Biopsy3. A Pattern-Based Approach to Diagnosis4. Congenital, Developmental, and Inherited Disorders5. Acquired and Idiopathic Disorders in Neonates and Young Children6. Lung Neoplasms in Infants and Children7. Vascular Diseases8. Vasculitides and Other Causes of Pulmonary Hemorrhage9. Acute Lung Injury10. Bacterial Diseases11. Mycobacterial Diseases12. Fungal Diseases13. Viral Diseases14 Human Parasitic Pulmonary Infections15 Chlamydial, Mycoplasmal, Rickettsial, and Ehrlichial Diseases16. Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias17. Other Interstitial Lung Diseases18. Environmental- and Toxin-Induced Lung Diseases19. Drug Reactions and Other Iatrogenic Pulmonary Diseases20. Emphysema and Diseases of Large Airways21. Diseases of Small Airways22. Lymphoid Lesions of the Lung23. Uncommon Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Proliferations24. Transplantation-Related Lung Pathology25. Other Non-Neoplastic Focal Lesions, Inclusions, and Depositions
