
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
A volume in the series Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology
- 2nd Edition - February 11, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Andrew L. Folpe, G. Petur Nielsen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 8 7 1 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 8 7 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 8 7 2 - 7
Now fully revised to include recent advances in the field, the second edition of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, a volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series, is an… Read more
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Now fully revised to include recent advances in the field, the second edition of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, a volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series, is an essential foundation text for residents and pathologists. The popular template format makes it easy to use, and new information throughout brings you up to date with what’s new in the field, including advances in molecular diagnostic testing and new diagnostic biomarkers. Practical and affordable, this resource is ideal for study and review as well as everyday clinical practice.
Key features of this practical text include:
- A consistent, user-friendly format that explores each entity's clinical features, pathologic features (gross and microscopic), ancillary studies, differential diagnoses, and prognostic and therapeutic considerations.
- A focus on specific features of selected neoplastic and non-neoplastic entities, including broad and in-depth differential diagnoses.
- Review of normal histology before examining abnormal findings, enabling you to conveniently compare their characteristics in one place at one time.
- Clinical information on treatment and prognosis, enabling you to better understand the clinical implications of the diagnosis.
- Nearly 1,000 full-color, high-quality illustrations with extensive figure legends, as well as abundant boxes and tables throughout.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
What’s NEW in this edition:
- Advances in molecular diagnostic testing and its capabilities and limitations, including targeted/personalized medicine.
- New diagnostic biomarkers and their utility in differential diagnosis, newly described variants, and new histologic entities.
- The latest TNM staging and WHO classification systems.
- New co-editor Dr. Gunnlaugur Pétur Nielsen of Harvard Medical School joins Dr. Andrew L. Folpe and expert, internationally recognized pathologists who keep you up to date with the latest information in the field.
General surgical pathologists in practice and in training
1 Approach to Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors
2 Adjuvant Techniques –Immunohistochemistry, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Genetics
3 Fibroblastic and Myofibroblastic Tumors
4 Fibrohistiocytic Tumors
5 Adipocytic Tumors
6 Smooth Muscle Tumors
7 Skeletal Muscle Tumors
8 Tumors of Perivascular Cells
9 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
10 Vascular Tumors of Soft Tissue and Bone
11 Nerve Sheath Tumors
12 Matrix-forming Tumors of Soft Tissue
13 Tumors of Synovial and Tenosynovial Tissue
14 Undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
14 Undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
15 Mesenchymal Tumors of Miscellaneous Type or Uncertain Lineage
16 Bone-Forming Tumors
17 Cartilage-Forming Tumors
18 Fibroblastic and Fibrohistiocytic Tumors
19 Hematolymphoid Neoplasms of Bone
19 Vascular
20 Giant cell tumor of Bone
21 Notochordal Cell Tumors
22 Osteofibrous dysplasia /Adamantinoma
23 Cystic Tumors of Bone
24 Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone
25 Metastases
2 Adjuvant Techniques –Immunohistochemistry, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Genetics
3 Fibroblastic and Myofibroblastic Tumors
4 Fibrohistiocytic Tumors
5 Adipocytic Tumors
6 Smooth Muscle Tumors
7 Skeletal Muscle Tumors
8 Tumors of Perivascular Cells
9 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
10 Vascular Tumors of Soft Tissue and Bone
11 Nerve Sheath Tumors
12 Matrix-forming Tumors of Soft Tissue
13 Tumors of Synovial and Tenosynovial Tissue
14 Undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
14 Undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
15 Mesenchymal Tumors of Miscellaneous Type or Uncertain Lineage
16 Bone-Forming Tumors
17 Cartilage-Forming Tumors
18 Fibroblastic and Fibrohistiocytic Tumors
19 Hematolymphoid Neoplasms of Bone
19 Vascular
20 Giant cell tumor of Bone
21 Notochordal Cell Tumors
22 Osteofibrous dysplasia /Adamantinoma
23 Cystic Tumors of Bone
24 Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone
25 Metastases
- Edition: 2
- Published: February 11, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Andrew L. Folpe
Dr. Folpe is the author of over 170 medical publications, principally in the areas of soft tissue pathology and diagnostic immunohistochemistry, the co-author of the 6th edition of Enzinger and Weiss’ Soft Tissue Tumors and the most recent Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Fascicle on Soft Tissue Tumors, the co-author of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series, and a member of the consensus conferences for the 3rd and 4th editions of the WHO Classification of Tumors of Soft Tissue and Bone. Dr. Folpe also serves on the editorial boards of numerous pathology and dermatopathology journals. He has lectured widely on various aspects of soft tissue pathology and diagnostic immunohistochemistry
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USAGN
G. Petur Nielsen
Affiliations and expertise
Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA