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 areas of thoracic pathology, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathologic, 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, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Thoracic is a one-stop reference for accurate, rapid, and complete pathology reports-ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

Provides a clear framework for a better understanding of the clinical and histopathologic appearances of pulmonary, pleural, and mediastinal entities
Features an updated chapter on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pneumonia with current knowledge, statistics, and pathophysiology on COVID-19, including new images that encompass the radiology, gross pathology, and histopathology of the disease
Includes updated criteria, terminology, and classifications for a wide range of tumors from the 2021 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart, reflecting changes to currently used terminologies for adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, mesothelioma, soft tissue tumors, benign tumors, and more
Covers the recent explosion of molecular genetic information, including new Molecular Pathology sections with new information on the genetic underpinnings of diseases
Specifies genetic mutation types associated with each tumor and covers numerous types of molecular tests, including next-generation sequencing studies and how the specific genetic alterations are used to differentiate disease and aid in diagnosis
Features over 3,900 high-quality images, including histologic images, gross pathology images, radiologic images, and full-color illustrations as well as more than 750 additional online-only images to help practicing and in-training pathologists reach a confident diagnosis
Contains multiple recent consensus clinical practice guidelines for thoracic disease diagnosis, including those for molecular genetic testing and predictive biomarker testing from the College of American Pathologists, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the Association for Molecular Pathology
Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, and annotated images for quick, expert reference at the point of care
Includes the enhanced eBook version, which allows you to search all text, figures, and references on a variety of devices

Author: David Suster, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Saul Suster
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 02/15/2022
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 6.08lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.90w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780323834766

About the Author
Suster, David: - Dr. David Suster works in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Mount Siani Hospital in New York City, NY.Mino-Kenudson, Mari: - Mari Meno-Kenudsen: Dr. Meno-Kenudsen is the Director, Pulmonary Pathology and a pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Mino-Kenudson is board-certified in anatomic pathology and signs out specimens from the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, biliary tree, lung and pleura. She also serves as a frozen section pathologist by reviewing intra-operative consultation specimens and communicating with surgeons. Her clinical interests include the classification and personalized medicine in the field of lung cancer, and malignant and premalignant lesions of the pancreas, especially intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN).Suster, Saul: - Dr. Suster is a Professor and Chairman Emiritus, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a senior faculty member in the division of Anatomic Pathology. He serves as director of bone and soft tissue pathology and as a member of the thoracic and endocrine pathology subspecialty services. Dr. Suster was recently named in U.S. News & World Report's Top Doctors List for 2012-2013 and is among the top 1 % of Pathologists in the nation. Dr. Suster has also ranked for the past 5 years in Castle Connolly's America's Top Doctors and America's Top Doctors for Cancer, as well as being listed in Who's who in America.