Tumors of the Soft Tissues (AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology Series 4, Vol. 20)

Description

This book follows the long tradition of AFIP Atlases of Tumor Pathology. The text is aimed as a practical diagnostic aid for pathologists, cytopathologists and pathology trainees, but the authors believe that their clinical colleagues and others may also find it a useful source of information on soft tissue tumors and tumor-like lesions.

Emphasis is placed on diagnosis, so the presentation is generally concise, yet more comprehensive on key points. Site-specific soft tissue entities covered in other Fascicles are often excluded due to space constraints. The authors emphasize diagnostically important information on immunohistochemistry and genetics, but also include additional details when biologically significant.

Contents

1. Specimen Evaluation
2. Nonmalignant Fibroblastic and Myofibroblastic Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions
3. Fibroblastic/ Myofibroblastic Neoplasms with Variable Biologic Potential
4. Lipomatous Tumors
5. Smooth Muscle Tumors
6. Tumors with Skeletal Muscle Differentiation
7. Vascular Tumors
8. Soft Tissue Tumors with Cartilaginous or Osseous Differentiation
9. Soft Tissue Tumors with Epithelial Differentiation
10. Miscellaneous Translocation Sarcomas
11. Miscellaneous Tumors
12. Cytopathology of Soft Tissue Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions

Author

Markku Miettinen, Senior Clinician, Head of Surgical Pathology, Laboratory of Pathology, National Institutes of Health; John F Fetsch, Soft Tissue Pathology, The Joint Pathology Center, National Capital Region Medical Directorate, Silver Spring, Maryland; and others