This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is not only an up-to-date, comprehensive diagnostic support tool for surgical pathologists, but also a valuable resource for all health care professionals who care for patients with breast disease, including radiologists as well as surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists. An excellent point-of-care reference for practitioners at all levels of experience, the fourth edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Breast provides detailed coverage of normal breast histology, guidance on processing breast specimens, and multichapter sections on diagnostic patterns, benign lesions, carcinomas, predictive and prognostic factors, stromal lesions, inflammatory lesions, lymphomas, and hereditary breast disease. Richly illustrated and user-friendly, this volume serves as a one-stop resource for day-to-day reference or dependable training.
Incorporates the latest scientific and technical knowledge, offering a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to modern practice
Emphasizes correlating pathologic findings with breast imaging and provides guidance for interpreting core needle biopsies
Adds new overview chapters to support initial evaluation and differential diagnosis, plus new chapters on HER2-low breast carcinoma, immunohistochemical studies for diagnosis, proliferation, and more
Updates on evaluating ESR1, PIK3CA, AKT, and BRCA1 mutations to guide therapy; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-L1 for treatment planning; HER2-low assessment for eligibility of antibody-drug conjugates; and additional advances
Features new animations and videos to aid understanding of three-dimensional anatomy, radiologic-pathologic correlation, breast specimen processing, and gross identification of lesions
Contains over 3,700 extensively annotated images, including gross pathology photos, histopathology photomicrographs, a broad range of immunohistochemical stains, FISH images, breast-imaging studies, and full-color illustrations
Uses consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, annotated images, and an extensive index for quick, expert reference at the point of care
