Diagnostic Histochemistry
Published on 4. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
472 pages
978-0-521-87410-6 (ISBN)
Description
Pathology is an inherently subjective discipline, and therefore is often referred to as both an art and a science. Over the years, laboratory physicians have implemented special tissue stains and molecular techniques to limit subjectivity in the discipline. Beginning in the late 19th century, histochemical stains were developed to assess diagnostic biochemical reactions in tissue. Histochemistry has recently seen a resurgence in popularity because of the higher costs of other newer methods. Today, this technique is used by almost every pathology laboratory across the world. This book comprehensively covers all diseases for which that technique plays a central role in diagnosis. Every anatomic region is covered in detail with examples of appropriate staining techniques, and the book is heavily illustrated with over 850 color photomicrographs. This is the first monograph to be published on histochemistry in 15 years, and it is the only one that is diagnostically-oriented.
Reviews / Votes
'In the world of molecular biology, gene arrays, nanotechnology, automated staining and novel imaging systems, it is heart-warming to see the appearance of a book celebrating the survival of diagnostic staining techniques in histochemistry. Overall this is a very attractive book that deserves a place in every pathology laboratory and medical library. There are few scientific disciplines where art, aesthetics and science are so intimately combined or have such impact despite their longevity. Where are the aesthetics in a Western blot or a gel? Acta HistochemicaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 Tables, unspecified; 842 Line drawings, color
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
2077 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-87410-6 (9780521874106)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Mark R. Wick, MD is Professor of Pathology and Associate Director of Surgical Pathology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He received his undergraduate education at Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI), and his anatomic and clinical pathology residency training at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation (Rochester, MN). He has served on the pathology faculties at the Mayo Medical School (Rochester, MN), the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) and Washington University (St Louis, MO), and has made contributions to the specialty of pathology as an investigator, practitioner, educator and mentor. Dr Wick is a physician who has continued to practice as a general anatomic pathologist and yet has developed expertise in several subspecialty areas of pathology. Immunohistochemistry, dermatopathology, thoracic pathology and soft tissue pathology are his particular interests.
Content
Part I. Tissue Procurement, Processing, and Staining Techniques Mark R. Wick, Nancy C. Mills and William K. Brix; Part II. Applied Histochemistry in Anatomic Pathology: 1. Diagnostic histochemistry in diseases of the head and neck Bruce M. Wenig; 2. Diagnostic histochemistry in pulmonary pathology Mark R. Wick; 3. Diagnostic histochemistry of mediastinal diseases Mark R. Wick and Nancy C. Mills; 4. Diagnostic histochemistry in cardiac diseases Philip G. Robinson and Azorides R. Morales; 5. Diagnostic histochemistry in gastrointestinal disorders Patrick L. Fitzgibbons and Jay M. Packer; 6. Diagnostic histochemistry in hepatic pathology Julia C. Iezzoni; 7. Diagnostic histochemistry of renal and urologic diseases Helen P. Cathro, Steven S. Shen and Luan D. Truong; 8. Diagnostic histochemistry of the gynecologic tract Joseph T. Rabban and Charles J. Zaloudek; 9. Diseases of the male genital system Helen P. Cathro, Mark A. Weiss and Stacy E. Mills; 10. Diagnostic histochemistry in breast pathology Jamie Shutter and Mark R. Wick; 11. Applied histochemistry in disorders of the endocrine system Mauro Papotti, Marco Volante and Gianni Bussolati; 12. Diagnostic histochemistry in dermatopathology Mark R. Wick and James W. Patterson; 13. Diagnostic histochemistry in myopathic diseases and soft tissue lesions Richard Prayson, Xiaofei Qiu and Elizabeth Montgomery; 14. Diagnostic histochemistry of hematolymphoid diseases Mark R. Wick, Nathan R. Shumaker and JoAnne M. Davis; 15. Diagnostic histochemistry in diseases of the nervous system M. Beatriz S. Lopes; 16. Diagnostic histochemistry in ophthalmic pathology Amy Lin and Robert Folberg.