Surgical Pathology of the Thyroid

Virginia A. LiVolsi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

438 Seiten

1990
W B Saunders Co Ltd (Verlag)
9780721657820 (ISBN)

Infos

Describing various aspects of thyroid pathology with emphasis on aids to differential diagnosis, this work includes normal thyroid physiology and pathophysiology of thyroid lesions, thyroiditis, goiter, and thyroid neoplasms including adenomas, papillary follicular differentiated carcinoma, sarcomas, and more.

Inhalt

Part 1 Non-neoplastic conditions: developmental biology and anatomy of the thyroid, including the aberrant thyroid; thyroid function, normal and abnormal, and its evaluation; acute inflammation in the thyroid; granulomas in the thyroid; lymphocytes in the thyroid; fibrosis in the thyroid; pigments, crystals, and infiltrative lesions of the thyroid. Part 2 Thyroid tumours: papillary lesions of the thyroid; follicular lesions of the thyroid; lesions of the C-cells and medullary carcinoma; undifferentiated or anaplastic carcinoma; Hurthle cell lesions; squamous lesions of the thyroid; lymphoid and hematopoietic lesions; unusual tumours and tumour-like conditions of the thyroid; thyroid lesions in unusual places. Part 3 Special techniques and diagnostic aids: cytology and needle biopsy; special techniques in their use in thyroid pathology diagnosis; what you always wanted to know about thyroid pathology but were afraid to ask.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.4.1990
• Reihe/Serie: Major Problems in Pathology ; v. 22
• Zusatzinfo: 238 illus
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 184 x 260 mm
• Gewicht: 1184 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
• ISBN-13: 9780721657820 / 9780721657820
• Zustand: Neuware