Surgical Pathology

A Practical Guide for Non-Pathologist
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-53689-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 461 g

This book provides a practical and clinically oriented guide to the concepts of pathologic diagnosis of surgical specimens. Concise and highly illustrated chapters cover essential information required within patient management. Telepathology, ancillary techniques, and surgical oncology concepts are also examined.

Surgical Pathology: A Practical Guide aims to bridge the knowledge gap between surgeons and pathologists to promote mutual understanding and a better working relationship. This book is relevant to general surgeons, and surgical oncologists, whether in training or in practice. It also serves as an introduction for first-year pathology residents, and medical students interested in surgical pathology.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Altaleb, Ahmad

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pathologie, Cytopathologie, Histopathologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Role of Surgical Pathologist: A Surgeon’s Perspective.- Histopathology vs. Cytopathology.- The Surgical Pathology Request Form, What Is Mandatory To Fill-In?.- The Surgical Pathology Report Simplified.- Clarifying Jargon In Pathology Reports.- The Journey of Specimens: from the operating table to the microscope.- At the Grossing Station: Principles of Specimen Handling and Cut-Up.- Basics of Tissue Processing.- A primer on Gross pathology examination and Selected Images of Gross Specimens.- Formalin.- The Paraffin Block.- The pathologist and the intraoperative consultation: A Surgeon’s Perspective.- Intraoperative diagnoses techniques.- The pathologist and intraoperative consultation: A Surgeon’s Perspective.- Biopsies In Surgical Oncology: Role, Types, and principles of optimal sampling.- Ancillary Studies in Surgical Pathology.- Commonly used immunohistochemical stains and their diagnostic, theranostic and prognostic utilities.- Grading and Staging in Pathology.- A primer onClinical Stage Classifications of malignant tumors (cTNM).- Selected Tables of Pathologic Stage Classification (pTNM).- Surgical Margin Assessment.- Metastases: a visual guide.- Virtual Microscopy and Telepathology.- The Modern Pathologist Role at MDT Meeting.- Sources of Error in Surgical Pathology

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. A.F. Altaleb, MB.BCh.BAO (RCSI Dublin), European Board of Pathology. Anatomic pathologist, and nephropathologist and renal transplant pathologist at MKH, Kuwait. He is a clinical tutor and member of examination committee, Kuwait Board of anatomic pathology. He is a graduated of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2008 and joined Kuwait Board of anatomic pathology in 2010 and obtained the certificate of completion of training in 2015. He also obtained a Fellowship in Nephropathology from the clinical institute of pathology of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Since September 2017 he has been on the European Board of Pathology.