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Diagnostic Pathology: Spleen

  • 2nd Edition - March 4, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Aaron Auerbach, Nadine Aguilera
  • Language: English

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… Read more

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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 splenic 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 2nd edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Spleen is a one-stop reference for accurate, complete pathology reports, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

Key features

  • Provides essential knowledge focused entirely on splenic pathology, including immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and molecular testing as they relate to splenic lesions and their differential diagnoses
  • Presents up-to-date information on splenic injury and laceration grading and management, the findings of next-generation sequencing studies, and a range of molecularly defined genetic alterations of spleen neoplasms
  • Features an Antibody Index and Molecular Factors Index to assist with identification and diagnosis
  • Includes 14 new chapters covering topics such as autoimmune disease involving the spleen, spleen anatomy, splenic microcirculation, immune function of the spleen, spleen imaging, leukemic non-nodal mantle cell lymphoma, Tay-Sachs disease, normal T-cell subsets, and many others
  • Includes approximately 2,000 high-quality clinical and histologic images, gross pathology images, radiologic images, and full-color illustrations to help practicing and in-training pathologists reach a confident diagnosis
  • Includes updated criteria, terminology, and classifications from the 2017 World Health Organization Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms
  • 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

Readership

General surgical pathologists in practice and training

Table of contents

SECTION 1: HISTOLOGY, FUNCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPLEEN
NORMAL HISTOLOGY

4 Introduction to Spleen
Mohammad A. Vasef, MD and Jeremy C. Wallentine, MD

12 Imaging of Splenic Disorders
Mohammad A. Vasef, MD

18 Handling, Processing, and Gross Pathology of Spleen

26 Fine-Needle Aspiration and Core Biopsy of Spleen

32 Immunohistochemistry of Spleen
Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH

40 Flow Cytometry
Nadine Aguilera, MD

46 Molecular Techniques

SECTION 2: NONNEOPLASTIC SPLENIC DISORDERS
LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA

54 Florid Follicular Hyperplasia
Jeremy C. Wallentine, MD and Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH

56 Autoimmune Disease

62 HIV in Spleen

68 Castleman Disease

70 Marginal Zone Hyperplasia
GRANULOMATOUS LESIONS/DISORDERS

72 Lipogranulomas
Jeffrey Vos, MD

78 Sarcoidosis
Ellina Hall, DO and Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH

82 Chronic Granulomatous Disease
INFECTIONS

86 Mycobacteriosis
Nadine Aguilera, MD

90 Selected Bacterial Infections
Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH

94 Candidiasis

96 Histoplasmosis

98 Cryptococcosis

100 Coccidioidomycosis

104 Pneumocystosis

108 Infectious Mononucleosis

112 Cytomegalovirus Infection

114 Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH and Nadine Aguilera, MD

116 Echinococcosis

120 Malaria
NONINFECTIOUS CYSTS

122 Epithelial Cyst

124 False Cyst
NONNEOPLASTIC VASCULAR PROCESSES

126 Chronic Passive Congestion

128 Infarct

136 Peliosis

138 Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation Roberto N. Miranda, MD, Mario L. Marques-Piubelli, MD, and L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD
RED CELL DISORDERS

144 Sickle Cell Disease
Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH and Ellina Hall, DO

146 Thalassemia
Nadine Aguilera, MD and Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH

150 Hereditary Spherocytosis

152 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
MISCELLANEOUS LESIONS/DISORDERS

158 Heterotaxy Syndromes

160 Congenital Splenic Abnormalities

164 Extramedullary Hematopoiesis

166 Gamna-Gandy Bodies

168 Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

174 Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

178 Niemann-Pick Disease
Meenakshi A. Nandedkar, MD and Nadine Aguilera, MD

184 Gaucher Disease

188 Sea-Blue (Ceroid) Histiocytosis

192 Gangliosidosis Lysosomal Disorder

194 Therapy Effect on Spleen

202 Traumatic and Nontraumatic Splenic Injuries

SECTION 3: NEOPLASTIC SPLENIC DISORDERS
BENIGN MESENCHYMAL LESIONS

208 Introduction to Vascular Lesions

210 Hemangioma

218 Lymphangioma

222 Littoral Cell Angioma

228 Inflammatory Pseudotumor
Roberto N. Miranda, MD, Mario L. Marques-Piubelli, MD, and L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD

236 Postchemotherapy Histiocyte-Rich Pseudotumor of Spleen
Roberto N. Miranda, MD and L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD

242 Splenic Hamartoma

246 Myelolipoma
MALIGNANT OR POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT MESENCHYMAL LESIONS

248 Angiosarcoma

256 Hemangioendothelioma

258 Kaposi Sarcoma

260 Leiomyosarcoma

266 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

272 Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

280 Inflammatory Pseudotumor-Like Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

286 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Guanghua Wang, MD

292 Histiocytic Sarcoma
LYMPHOMA

300 Introduction to Lymphoma

310 Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
318 Hairy Cell Leukemia
326 Hairy Cell Leukemia Variant
334 Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

342 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

350 Follicular Lymphoma

358 Mantle Cell Lymphoma

366 Leukemic Nonnodal Mantle Cell Lymphoma

370 Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp B-Cell Lymphoma

376 B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia

378 Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

384 Fibrin-Associated Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Splenic False Cyst

390 T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma

398 Burkitt Lymphoma

406 Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma

416 Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma

426 Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma, Unspecified

432 Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma

440 T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia

448 T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

456 Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia

462 Transformation of Splenic Disorders
LEUKEMIA

466 Acute Myeloid Leukemia

474 Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma
CHRONIC MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS/MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES

480 Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Overview

482 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR::ABL1 Positive

488 Essential Thrombocythemia

492 Polycythemia Vera

496 Primary Myelofibrosis

506 Mastocytosis

514 Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
PLASMA CELL-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

520 Amyloidosis

526 Heavy Chain Disease

530 Plasma Cell Myeloma/Plasmacytoma
METASTASIS

534 Metastatic Tumors

Review quotes

"This book has grown since the first edition to maintain its standing as a comprehensive text (including 14 new chapters). Overall, this book provides all the essential knowledge on splenic pathology in one single resource. It is ideal for daily use as a reference but is also an excellent training resource for learners." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Anna B Owczarczyk, MD, PHD (University of Michigan Medical School) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 11, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Aaron Auerbach

Aaron Auerbach, MD, MPH, is the senior hematopathologist at the Joint Pathology Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he delivers expertise in both hematopathology and gastrointestinal pathology. He is the author of the prior and upcoming editions of Diagnostic Pathology: Molecular Oncology (2019 and 2023), and the sole author of Diagnostic Pathology: Spleen (2022).
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Hematopathologist, Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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Nadine Aguilera

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pathology, Section Head, Hematopathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA