Diagnostic Pathology: Lymph Nodes and Extranodal Lymphomas, 3rd Edition

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering all aspects of benign and malignant lesions of lymph nodes and extranodal and splenic lymphomas, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathological, and molecular knowledge in this challenging field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Lymph Nodes and Extranodal Lymphomas, third edition, is a one-stop reference for accurate, complete pathology reports, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

Key Features

Presents concise, extensive, and up-to-date information on more than 120 benign and malignant lesions of the lymph nodes, and covers extranodal lymphomas to help new and experienced surgical pathologists and hematopathologists alike identify crucial elements of each diagnosis and associated differential diagnoses 

Provides clinical and histologic features, results of relevant ancillary studies, and a differential diagnosis for each entry 

Features extensive updates throughout, reflecting the increasing importance of molecular markers for more precise diagnoses, and covering newly defined disease entities 

Includes new chapters covering EBV(+) T- and NK-cell lymphoproliferative disorders of childhood, Erdheim-Chester disease, indolent T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, primary cutaneous acral CD8(+) lymphoma, primary cutaneous CD4(+) small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, and primary cutaneous CD8(+) aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma; also provides new information on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma 

Contains more than 3,400 high-quality clinical and histological images, gross pathology images, radiologic images, micrographs, flow cytometry histograms, and full-color illustrations to help practicing and in-training pathologists reach a confident diagnosis 

Includes updated criteria, terminology, and classifications using the WHO Classification of Hematolymphoid Tumors: Lymphoid Neoplasms, 5th edition  

Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of test data tables, annotated images, and an extensive index for quick, expert reference at the point of care 

Includes an eBook version that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud 

Author Information

By L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and Roberto N. Miranda, MD, Professor, Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas