Surgical Pathology: A Practical Guide for Non-Pathologist

ISBN-13: 9783030536923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021

Altaleb, Ahmad

Opis

This book provides a practical and clinically oriented guide to the concepts of pathologic diagnosis of surgical specimens. Concise and highly illustrated chapters cover essential information required within patient management. Telepathology, ancillary techniques, and surgical oncology concepts are also examined.Surgical Pathology: A Practical Guide aims to bridge the knowledge gap between surgeons and pathologists to promote mutual understanding and a better working relationship. This book is relevant to general surgeons, and surgical oncologists, whether in training or in practice. It also serves as an introduction for first-year pathology residents, and medical students interested in surgical pathology.

Spis treści

The Role of Surgical Pathologist: A Surgeon’s Perspective

Histopathology vs. Cytopathology

The Surgical Pathology Request Form, What Is Mandatory To Fill-In?

The Surgical Pathology Report Simplified

Clarifying Jargon In Pathology Reports

The Journey of Specimens: from the operating table to the microscope

At the Grossing Station: Principles of Specimen Handling and Cut-Up 

Basics of Tissue Processing

A primer on Gross pathology examination and Selected Images of Gross Specimens

Formalin

The Paraffin Block

The pathologist and the intraoperative consultation: A Surgeon’s Perspective

Intraoperative diagnoses techniques 

The pathologist and intraoperative consultation: A Surgeon’s Perspective

Biopsies In Surgical Oncology: Role, Types, and principles of optimal sampling

Ancillary Studies in Surgical Pathology

Commonly used immunohistochemical stains and their diagnostic, theranostic and prognostic utilities

Grading and Staging in Pathology

A primer on Clinical Stage Classifications of malignant tumors (cTNM)

Selected Tables of Pathologic Stage Classification (pTNM)

Surgical Margin Assessment

Metastases: a visual guide

Virtual Microscopy and Telepathology

The Modern Pathologist Role at MDT Meeting

Sources of Error in Surgical Pathology

O autorze

Dr. A.F. Altaleb, MB.BCh.BAO (RCSI Dublin), European Board of Pathology. Anatomic pathologist, and nephropathologist and renal transplant pathologist at MKH, Kuwait. He is a clinical tutor and member of examination committee, Kuwait Board of anatomic pathology. He is a graduated of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2008 and joined Kuwait Board of anatomic pathology in 2010 and obtained the certificate of completion of training in 2015. He also obtained a Fellowship in Nephropathology from the clinical institute of pathology of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Since September 2017 he has been on the European Board of Pathology.