Immunohistology and Electron Microscopy of Anaplastic and Pleomorphic Tumors - Hardcover

Leong, Anthony S. Y.; Wick, Mark R.; Swanson, Paul E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521440920 ISBN 13: 9780521440929

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book describes in detail the use of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in the examination and study of a wide range of undifferentiated tumors. Such tumors are described with clinical case examples and the plentiful illustrations serve as a guide to recognition and diagnosis. The organization of the book reflects the diagnostic process, with algorithms and diagnostic panels of antibodies to help the pathologist elucidate the nature of the neoplasm. Coverage ranges from basic aspects of immunohistochemistry and diagnostic electron microscopy to new ways of predicting tumour behavior and prognosis, and the use of RNA and DNA probes. Written by internationally recognized experts, and based on cases from their own practise, this will be an essential reference for pathologists, and will also interest oncologists, surgeons and other clinicians and scientists involved in cancer biology and diagnosis.

About this title

Book Description:

Describes the use of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in the diagnosis of undifferentiated tumors.Coverage ranges from basic aspects of immunohistochemistry and diagnostic electron microscopy to new ways of predicting tumor behavior and prognosis, and the use of RNA and DNA probes.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0521440920
• ISBN 13: 9780521440929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 303