From difficult beginnings, the technique of fine needle aspiration cytology has grown and developed to the extent that it is now accepted as a routine investigation for many conditions, especially those for which invasive surgical biopsy carries a risk of damage to delicate organs and tissues, or where the costs of surgical intervention are prohibitive. Clinical Cytopathology of the Head and Neck is designed to provide a complete, single volume account of cytopathology of head and neck conditions. It draws upon the vast experience of its author in dealing with many referrals from ear, nose and throat, maxillofacial and general surgeons. Endocrinologists and oncologists to provide a one-stop bench book and reference for both the trainee and practising pathologists. Over 475 high-quality colour illustrations, including unique macroscopic photographs which clearly show how patients actually present in the clinic or hospital environment, complement the concise but comprehensive text. It is essential reading for all trainee practising histopathologists and cytopathologists, ENT and maxillofacial surgeons, endocrinologists, and all healthcare professionals with an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck conditions.
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Other than the breast, the head and next area probably includes the most common sites for collecting fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology specimens arriving in the laboratory. It covers salivary glands, thyroid, lymph nodes and some soft tissue lesions. An introductory chapter includes the technique of FNA and specimen preparation. The book is a comprehensive collection of cytological descriptions of just about everything that can occur in the head and neck, from those that are well described to those that appear in the odd case report. Most of the pictures are good and some, particularly of the infectious agents, are excellent. It is written very much from the author's own perspective. The paragraph on specimen preparation does not include a mention of cell blocks, something I find particularly useful when dealing with the unusual, such as a salivary gland tumour that isn't a pleomorphic adenoma or Warthin's tumour. I know there are people who can diagnose the most obscure things on a smear, but it isn't something I would encourage in every case, as there is considerable scope for errors. This probably reflects the book's only major flaw, which is one that is shared with many other cytology texts. It is quite hard to tell from the descriptions of the diagnostic entities just which ones can be diagnosed confidently and which are diagnoses that you would be foolish to do anything other than to raise tentatively on the basis of the rather non-specific cytological features. As someone who looks at quite a number of thyroid FNAs, I confess that my skills are not up to diagnosing tall cell variant of papillary carcinoma from the pictures on 103. I hope that nobody will think that the distinction is one that is important to be made in cytology, as the appears to imply. Once you have recognized that your inability to diagnose the curiosities is not a reflection of diagnostic inadequacy, this is a very good book. It is a useful addition to the departm.
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Höhe: 283 mm
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978-1-900151-76-4 (9781900151764)
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University College London
Introduction; Part I. Salivary Gland: 1. Introduction; 2. Non-neoplastic and inflammatory conditions; 3. Benign tumours of the salivary gland; 4. Malignant tumours of the salivary gland; 5. Miscellaneous tumours; Part II. Thyroid: 6. Introduction; 7. Non-neoplastic and inflammatory conditions; 8. Neoplasms; 9. Metastatic tumours in the thyroid; Part III. Lymph Node: 10. Introduction; 11. Non-neoplastic lymphoproliferative conditions; 12. Hodgkin's lymphoma; 13. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; 14. Metastatic carcinoma in lymph nodes; Part IV. Miscellaneous Lesions of the Head and Neck: 15. Introduction; 16. Benign soft tissue lesions; 17. Cysts of the head and neck; 18. Small round cell tumours; 19. Locally arising miscellaneous tumours; Index.
