
Diagnostic Pathology: Soft Tissue Tumors
- 4th Edition - August 7, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Matthew R. Lindberg
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 9 3 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 9 5 5 - 3
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 the wide range… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering the wide range of often difficult-to-diagnose variants and subtypes in soft tissue tumors, it incorporates the most recent scientific and technical knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, the fourth edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Soft Tissue Tumors is a visually stunning, one-stop resource for every practicing pathologist, oncologist, resident, student, or fellow as an ideal day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.
- Provides up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of soft tissue pathology combined with accurate, concise clinicopathologic descriptions, helping you quickly identify tumors and establish actionable diagnoses
- Contains hundreds of chapters with separate Benign, Intermediate, and Malignant sections to provide the fullest diagnostic picture possible
- Contains new chapters covering the recently recognized EWSR1::SMAD3 fibroblastic tumor, plexiform myofibroblastoma, anastomosing hemangioma, myxoid pleomorphic liposarcoma, and more
- Includes details throughout on new immunostains and molecular genetics and testing
- Features an image-rich layout with more than 4,500 print and online-only images—including high-quality photomicrographs, gross photographs, radiologic images, and detailed medical illustrations—to make tumor identification and diagnosis faster and easier
- Provides an organized framework that includes "Approach to Diagnosis" chapters designed to help you successfully recognize and diagnose challenging soft tissue tumors with the availability of common patterns and histologic features
- Includes updates based on the most recent WHO Classification of Tumors: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors
- Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of tables, annotated images, pertinent references, 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
Practicing pathologists, fellows, and residents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- SECTIONS
- List of Tables
- SECTION 1: SOFT TISSUE INTRODUCTION
- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- Chapter 1: Gross Examination
- Chapter 2: Grading and Staging
- ANCILLARY TECHNIQUES
- Chapter 3: Soft Tissue Immunohistochemistry
- Chapter 4: Molecular Features of Soft Tissue Tumors
- SECTION 2: DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO SOFT TISSUE TUMORS
- OVERVIEW
- Chapter 5: Biopsy and Resection of Soft Tissue Tumors
- CLINICAL APPROACH
- Chapter 6: Age- and Location-Based Approach to Diagnosis
- HISTOLOGIC APPROACH
- Chapter 7: Pattern-Based Approach to Diagnosis
- Chapter 8: Feature-Based Approach to Diagnosis
- SECTION 3: TUMORS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE
- BENIGN
- Chapter 9: Lipoma
- Chapter 10: Lipomatosis of Nerve
- Chapter 11: Synovial Lipomatosis
- Chapter 12: Angiolipoma
- Chapter 13: Spindle Cell/Pleomorphic Lipoma
- Chapter 14: Chondroid Lipoma
- Chapter 15: Myolipoma
- Chapter 16: Hibernoma
- Chapter 17: Myelolipoma
- Chapter 18: Lipoblastoma
- Chapter 19: Atypical Spindle Cell/Pleomorphic Lipomatous Tumor
- Chapter 20: Lipoblastoma-Like Tumor of Vulva
- INTERMEDIATE (LOCALLY AGGRESSIVE)
- Chapter 21: Atypical Lipomatous Tumor/Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 22: Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma
- Chapter 23: Myxoid Liposarcoma
- Chapter 24: Pleomorphic Liposarcoma
- Chapter 25: Myxoid Pleomorphic Liposarcoma
- SECTION 4: FIBROBLASTIC/MYOFIBROBLASTIC LESIONS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 26: Nodular Fasciitis
- Chapter 27: Proliferative Fasciitis/Myositis
- Chapter 28: Ischemic Fasciitis
- Chapter 29: Myositis Ossificans
- Chapter 30: Fibroosseous Pseudotumor of Digits
- Chapter 31: Fibroma of Tendon Sheath
- Chapter 32: Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma
- Chapter 33: Elastofibroma
- Chapter 34: Angiofibroma of Soft Tissue
- Chapter 35: Mammary-Type Myofibroblastoma
- Chapter 36: Plexiform Myofibroblastoma
- Chapter 37: Intranodal Palisaded Myofibroblastoma
- Chapter 38: Pleomorphic Fibroma
- Chapter 39: Dermatomyofibroma
- Chapter 40: Fibroblastic Connective Tissue Nevus
- Chapter 41: Storiform Collagenoma
- Chapter 42: Keloid
- Chapter 43: Nuchal-Type Fibroma
- INTERMEDIATE (LOCALLY AGGRESSIVE)
- Chapter 44: Palmar/Plantar Fibromatosis
- Chapter 45: Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis
- Chapter 46: EWSR1::SMAD3 Fibroblastic Tumor
- INTERMEDIATE (RARELY METASTASIZING)
- Chapter 47: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
- Chapter 48: Solitary Fibrous Tumor
- Chapter 49: Low-Grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma
- Chapter 50: Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
- Chapter 51: Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma
- Chapter 52: Superficial CD34(+) Fibroblastic Tumor
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 53: Adult-Type Fibrosarcoma
- Chapter 54: Myxofibrosarcoma
- Chapter 55: Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
- Chapter 56: Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma
- Chapter 57: Epithelioid Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Sarcoma
- SECTION 5: PEDIATRIC FIBROBLASTIC/MYOFIBROBLASTIC TUMORS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 58: Fibrous Hamartoma of Infancy
- Chapter 59: Calcifying Aponeurotic Fibroma
- Chapter 60: Calcifying Fibrous Tumor
- Chapter 61: Inclusion Body Fibromatosis
- Chapter 62: Hyaline Fibromatosis Syndrome
- Chapter 63: Fibromatosis Colli
- Chapter 64: Gardner Fibroma
- INTERMEDIATE (LOCALLY AGGRESSIVE)
- Chapter 65: Lipofibromatosis
- Chapter 66: Giant Cell Fibroblastoma
- INTERMEDIATE (RARELY METASTASIZING)
- Chapter 67: Infantile Fibrosarcoma
- SECTION 6: FIBROHISTIOCYTIC, HISTIOCYTIC, AND DENDRITIC CELL TUMORS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 68: Dermatofibroma and Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Chapter 69: Deep Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Chapter 70: Epithelioid Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Chapter 71: Localized-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
- Chapter 72: Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
- Chapter 73: Cellular Neurothekeoma
- Chapter 74: Xanthomas
- Chapter 75: Solitary (Juvenile) Xanthogranuloma
- Chapter 76: Reticulohistiocytoma
- Chapter 77: Deep Granuloma Annulare
- Chapter 78: Rheumatoid Nodule
- Chapter 79: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Chapter 80: Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease
- Chapter 81: Crystal-Storing Histiocytosis
- INTERMEDIATE (RARELY METASTASIZING)
- Chapter 82: Plexiform Fibrohistiocytic Tumor
- Chapter 83: Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 84: Histiocytic Sarcoma
- Chapter 85: Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
- Chapter 86: Interdigitating Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
- SECTION 7: SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMORS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 87: Smooth Muscle Hamartoma
- Chapter 88: Cutaneous Leiomyoma
- Chapter 89: Deep Leiomyoma
- INTERMEDIATE
- Chapter 90: Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Smooth Muscle Tumor
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 91: Leiomyosarcoma
- SECTION 8: PERICYTIC (PERIVASCULAR) TUMORS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 92: Glomus Tumors (and Variants)
- Chapter 93: Myopericytoma
- Chapter 94: Myofibroma and Myofibromatosis
- Chapter 95: Angioleiomyoma
- SECTION 9: TUMORS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE
- BENIGN
- Chapter 96: Focal Myositis
- Chapter 97: Adult Rhabdomyoma
- Chapter 98: Fetal Rhabdomyoma
- Chapter 99: Genital Rhabdomyoma
- Chapter 100: Cardiac Rhabdomyoma
- INTERMEDIATE (RARELY METASTASIZING)
- Chapter 101: Inflammatory Rhabdomyoblastic Tumor
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 102: Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Chapter 103: Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Chapter 104: Spindle Cell/Sclerosing Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Chapter 105: Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Chapter 106: Epithelioid Rhabdomyosarcoma
- SECTION 10: VASCULAR TUMORS (INCLUDING LYMPHATICS)
- BENIGN
- Chapter 107: Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia
- Chapter 108: Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Chapter 109: Cutaneous Epithelioid Angiomatous Nodule
- Chapter 110: Congenital Hemangioma
- Chapter 111: Infantile Hemangioma
- Chapter 112: Lobular Capillary Hemangioma
- Chapter 113: Epithelioid Hemangioma
- Chapter 114: Spindle Cell Hemangioma
- Chapter 115: Intramuscular Angioma
- Chapter 116: Hobnail Hemangioma
- Chapter 117: Acquired Tufted Angioma
- Chapter 118: Microvenular Hemangioma
- Chapter 119: Sinusoidal Hemangioma
- Chapter 120: Glomeruloid Hemangioma
- Chapter 121: Anastomosing Hemangioma
- Chapter 122: Synovial Hemangioma
- Chapter 123: Angiomatosis
- Chapter 124: Lymphangioma
- Chapter 125: Massive Localized Lymphedema
- Chapter 126: Atypical Vascular Lesion
- INTERMEDIATE (LOCALLY AGGRESSIVE)
- Chapter 127: Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma
- INTERMEDIATE (RARELY METASTASIZING)
- Chapter 128: Papillary Intralymphatic Angioendothelioma
- Chapter 129: Retiform Hemangioendothelioma
- Chapter 130: Composite Hemangioendothelioma
- Chapter 131: Pseudomyogenic Hemangioendothelioma
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 132: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Chapter 133: Angiosarcoma
- Chapter 134: Kaposi Sarcoma
- SECTION 11: CHONDROOSSEOUS TUMORS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 135: Soft Tissue Chondroma
- Chapter 136: Synovial Chondromatosis
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 137: Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma
- Chapter 138: Extraskeletal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma
- SECTION 12: PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMORS
- BENIGN
- Chapter 139: Solitary Circumscribed Neuroma
- Chapter 140: Schwannoma
- Chapter 141: Neurofibroma
- Chapter 142: Perineurioma
- Chapter 143: Hybrid Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Chapter 144: Granular Cell Tumor
- Chapter 145: Dermal Nerve Sheath Myxoma
- Chapter 146: Ganglioneuroma
- Chapter 147: Neuromuscular Choristoma
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 148: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Chapter 149: Epithelioid Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Chapter 150: Malignant Melanotic Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Chapter 151: Ectomesenchymoma
- SECTION 13: GENITAL STROMAL TUMORS
- Chapter 152: Fibroepithelial Stromal Polyp
- Chapter 153: Angiomyofibroblastoma
- Chapter 154: Cellular Angiofibroma
- Chapter 155: Deep (Aggressive) Angiomyxoma
- SECTION 14: TUMORS OF MESOTHELIAL CELLS
- Chapter 156: Adenomatoid Tumor
- Chapter 157: Peritoneal Inclusion Cyst
- BENIGN
- Chapter 158: Malignant Mesothelioma
- SECTION 15: HEMATOPOIETIC TUMORS IN SOFT TISSUE
- Chapter 159: Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma
- Chapter 160: Myeloid Sarcoma
- Chapter 161: Lymphoma of Soft Tissue
- SECTION 16: TUMORS OF UNCERTAIN DIFFERENTIATION
- BENIGN
- Chapter 162: Intramuscular Myxoma
- Chapter 163: Juxtaarticular Myxoma
- Chapter 164: Superficial Angiomyxoma
- Chapter 165: Acral Fibromyxoma
- Chapter 166: Pleomorphic Hyalinizing Angiectatic Tumor
- Chapter 167: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Soft Tissue
- Chapter 168: Branchioma (Ectopic Hamartomatous Thymoma)
- INTERMEDIATE (LOCALLY AGGRESSIVE)
- Chapter 169: Hemosiderotic Fibrolipomatous Tumor
- INTERMEDIATE (RARELY METASTASIZING)
- Chapter 170: Atypical Fibroxanthoma
- Chapter 171: Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Chapter 172: Ossifying Fibromyxoid Tumor
- Chapter 173: Myoepithelioma of Soft Tissue
- Chapter 174: Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 175: Synovial Sarcoma
- Chapter 176: Epithelioid Sarcoma
- Chapter 177: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
- Chapter 178: Clear Cell Sarcoma
- Chapter 179: Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa)
- Chapter 180: Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
- Chapter 181: Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma
- Chapter 182: Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
- Chapter 183: Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor
- Chapter 184: Intimal Sarcoma
- SECTION 17: UNDIFFERENTIATED/UNCLASSIFIED SARCOMAS
- Chapter 185: Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
- Chapter 186: CIC-Rearranged Sarcoma
- Chapter 187: BCOR::CCNB3 Fusion-Positive Sarcoma
- Chapter 188: EWSR1::NFATC2 Sarcoma
- Chapter 189: EWSR1::PATZ1 Sarcoma
- Chapter 190: NTRK-Rearranged Spindle Cell Neoplasms
- Chapter 191: GLI1-Altered Epithelioid Mesenchymal Neoplasm
- SECTION 18: MESENCHYMAL TUMORS OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
- Chapter 192: Benign Neural Polyps of Gastrointestinal Tract
- Chapter 193: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- Chapter 194: Gastrointestinal Schwannoma
- Chapter 195: Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle Neoplasms
- Chapter 196: Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp
- Chapter 197: Gangliocytic Paraganglioma
- Chapter 198: Plexiform Fibromyxoma
- Chapter 199: Malignant Gastrointestinal Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Chapter 200: Gastroblastoma
- SECTION 19: OTHER ENTITIES
- BENIGN
- Chapter 201: Amyloidoma
- Chapter 202: Ganglion Cyst
- Chapter 203: Tumoral Calcinosis
- Chapter 204: Idiopathic Tumefactive Fibroinflammatory Lesions
- Chapter 205: Tenosynovitis With Psammomatous Calcifications
- Chapter 206: Myxochondroid Metaplasia of Plantar Foot
- Chapter 207: Cardiac Myxoma
- Chapter 208: Cardiac Fibroma
- Chapter 209: Congenital Granular Cell Epulis
- Chapter 210: Sinonasal Tract Angiofibroma
- Chapter 211: Sinonasal Glomangiopericytoma
- Chapter 212: Ectopic Meningioma and Meningothelial Hamartoma
- Chapter 213: Glial Heterotopia
- INTERMEDIATE
- Chapter 214: Paraganglioma
- Chapter 215: Peripheral Hemangioblastoma
- Chapter 216: Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy
- Chapter 217: Ependymoma of Soft Tissue
- MALIGNANT
- Chapter 218: Metastatic Tumors to Soft Tissue Sites
- Chapter 219: Neuroblastoma and Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Chapter 220: Extraaxial Soft Tissue Chordoma
- Chapter 221: Embryonal Sarcoma of Liver
- Chapter 222: Primary Pulmonary Myxoid Sarcoma
- Chapter 223: Biphenotypic Sinonasal Sarcoma
- Chapter 224: Spindle Epithelial Tumor With Thymus-Like Elements
- INDEX
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 7, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 920
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443109362
- eBook ISBN: 9780443109553
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Matthew R. Lindberg
Matthew R. Lindberg, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pathology and the Director of Soft Tissue Division at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is board certified in pathology in both anatomic and clinical pathology. He is the returning lead author for Diagnostic Pathology: Normal Histology.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Soft Tissue Pathology Division, Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas