Diagnostic Pathology: Intraoperative Consultation

The third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Intraoperative Consultation is a comprehensive and targeted resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training, edited by Drs. Susan C. Lester and Beth T. Harrison. It is organized by the questions surgeons pose during intraoperative consultations and covers more than 70 questions with tables, diagrams, radiographs, and photographs. It includes new chapters on the evaluation of margins from cervical resections, the use of ex vivo microscopy, and other emerging techniques. It also includes updated images and text, videos showing special techniques, and an eBook version.

Format: Hardback
Length: 532 pages
Publication date: 02 January 2023
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an exceptional point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Edited by Drs. Susan C. Lester and Beth T. Harrison, it is uniquely organized by the questions surgeons pose during intraoperative consultations, such as "Is the bronchial margin positive or negative?" or "Can this liver be used for transplantation?" among many others. This fully updated volume is the most comprehensive and targeted resource available in this time-sensitive area, covering more than 70 questions supported by tables, diagrams, radiographs, and photographs. Concisely written and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Intraoperative Consultation is a visually stunning, one-stop resource for every practicing pathologist, resident, student, or fellow as an ideal day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

Contains new chapters on the evaluation of margins from cervical resections, the use of ex vivo microscopy to image fresh tissue for the rapid creation of digital microscopic images for intraoperative diagnosis, and on other emerging techniques that may replace frozen section.

Includes a revised Safety Precautions chapter with details on evaluating specimens from patients with COVID-19.

Features updated images and text throughout to align with updated terminology and methods.

Includes videos showing special techniques such as identifying radioactive seeds in breast biopsies and evaluating lung margins containing staples by frozen section.

Provides updated and expanded introductory and methods chapters in addition to more than 70 chapters based on questions posed by surgeons during intraoperative consultations.

Features more than 2,500 print and online images, including carefully annotated histology slides.

This book is a valuable addition to the library of any practicing pathologist, resident, student, or fellow, and will be of great use in daily practice and as a reference for training purposes.

Weight: 1740g
ISBN-13: 9780323883528
Edition number: 3 ed