Enzinger and Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumors
- 8th Edition - March 2, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Andrew L. Folpe, G. Petur Nielsen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 7 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 5 0 3 7 - 8
Offering comprehensive yet practical coverage on diagnosis and differential diagnosis in one of the most challenging areas of surgical pathology, Enzinger and Weiss’s S… Read more
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Offering comprehensive yet practical coverage on diagnosis and differential diagnosis in one of the most challenging areas of surgical pathology, Enzinger and Weiss’s Soft Tissue Tumors, edited by Drs. Andrew L. Folpe and G. Petur Nielsen, continues the tradition of excellence in this fully revised 8th Edition. It provides clear guidance from cover to cover with detailed, well-written, logically organized information on the full spectrum of these complex tumors. Practicing and trainee pathologists will find complete coverage of diagnosis of tumors by microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and molecular genetics, while clinicians who most frequently see these diseases—dermatologists, orthopaedists, and oncologists—will also benefit from a considerable amount of clinically significant information of interest to their field.
- Offers practical information on differential diagnosis of tumors of the skeletal muscles, connective tissue, fat, and related structures, helping you accurately diagnose and confidently sign out pathology reports on even the most challenging cases
- Provides unsurpassed scope and depth in this complex area with microscopic findings correlated with the latest developments in molecular biology, cytogenetics, and immunohistochemistry, for a comprehensive and integrated approach to evaluation and diagnosis
- Comprehensively restructured with numerous new chapters, including chapters on emerging entities, mesenchymal tumors specific to the gastrointestinal tract, soft tissue tumors showing epithelial and myoepithelial differentiation, and round cell sarcomas, among others
- Contains abundant algorithms, tables, and graphs to facilitate rapid decision making—many new to this edition
- Features nearly 2,000 high-quality images that clearly capture the clinical, macroscopic and microscopic features of benign and malignant conditions, helping you relate these characteristics to their specific classifications
- Shares the knowledge and expertise of two new lead editors: Drs. Andrew L. Folpe and G. Petur Nielsen
- Utilizes a logical, well-structured format including summary outlines at the beginning of each chapter, a color-coded page design, and a consistent approach to every entity, enabling you to navigate the text quickly, improve turnaround time when diagnosing a specimen, and clearly report on the prognosis and therapeutic management options
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Trainee and practicing pathologists
1. General Considerations
2. Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Soft Tissue Tumors
3. Radiologic Evaluation of Soft Tissue Tumors
4. The Molecular Genetic Pathology of Soft Tissue Tumors
5. Approach to Diagnosing Soft Tissue Tumors
6. Immunohistochemistry for Analysis of Soft Tissue Tumors
7. Benign Fibroblastic/Myofibroblastic Proliferations, Including Superficial Fibromatoses
8. Fibrous Tumors of Infancy and Childhood
9. Borderline and Malignant Fibroblastic/Myofibroblastic Tumors
10. Benign Fibrohistiocytic and Histiocytic Tumors
11. Fibrohistiocytic Tumors of Intermediate Malignancy
12. Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Myxofibrosarcoma, and Atypical Fibroxanthoma/Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma
13. Benign Lipomatous Tumors
14. Liposarcoma
15. Benign Tumors Showing Smooth Muscle Differentiation
16. Benign Genital Stromal Tumors
17. Leiomyosarcoma
18. GIST and other specialized GI mesenchymal tumors
19. Skeletal Muscle Tumors: Benign and of Borderline Malignancy
20. Rhabdomyosarcoma
21. Benign Vascular Tumors and Malformations
22. Hemangioendothelioma: Vascular Tumors of Intermediate Malignancy
23. Angiosarcoma, Atypical Vascular Lesions Following Irradiation, and Kaposi Sarcoma
24. Tumors and Malformations of Lymphatic Vessels
25. Perivascular Tumors
26. Benign Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions of Synovial Tissue
27. Benign Tumors of Peripheral Nerves
28. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
29. Neuroblastoma
30. Soft Tissue Tumors Showing Melanocytic Differentiation
31. Osteocartilaginous Soft Tissue Tumors, Tumoral Calcinosis and Amyloidoma
32. Myxoid Soft Tissue Tumors: Benign, Borderline and Malignant
33. Soft tissue tumors showing epithelial, myoepithelial or notochordal differentiation
34. Fusion-defined soft tissue tumors with predominantly round cell morphology
35. Other important Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
36. Emerging Entities
2. Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Soft Tissue Tumors
3. Radiologic Evaluation of Soft Tissue Tumors
4. The Molecular Genetic Pathology of Soft Tissue Tumors
5. Approach to Diagnosing Soft Tissue Tumors
6. Immunohistochemistry for Analysis of Soft Tissue Tumors
7. Benign Fibroblastic/Myofibroblastic Proliferations, Including Superficial Fibromatoses
8. Fibrous Tumors of Infancy and Childhood
9. Borderline and Malignant Fibroblastic/Myofibroblastic Tumors
10. Benign Fibrohistiocytic and Histiocytic Tumors
11. Fibrohistiocytic Tumors of Intermediate Malignancy
12. Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Myxofibrosarcoma, and Atypical Fibroxanthoma/Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma
13. Benign Lipomatous Tumors
14. Liposarcoma
15. Benign Tumors Showing Smooth Muscle Differentiation
16. Benign Genital Stromal Tumors
17. Leiomyosarcoma
18. GIST and other specialized GI mesenchymal tumors
19. Skeletal Muscle Tumors: Benign and of Borderline Malignancy
20. Rhabdomyosarcoma
21. Benign Vascular Tumors and Malformations
22. Hemangioendothelioma: Vascular Tumors of Intermediate Malignancy
23. Angiosarcoma, Atypical Vascular Lesions Following Irradiation, and Kaposi Sarcoma
24. Tumors and Malformations of Lymphatic Vessels
25. Perivascular Tumors
26. Benign Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions of Synovial Tissue
27. Benign Tumors of Peripheral Nerves
28. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
29. Neuroblastoma
30. Soft Tissue Tumors Showing Melanocytic Differentiation
31. Osteocartilaginous Soft Tissue Tumors, Tumoral Calcinosis and Amyloidoma
32. Myxoid Soft Tissue Tumors: Benign, Borderline and Malignant
33. Soft tissue tumors showing epithelial, myoepithelial or notochordal differentiation
34. Fusion-defined soft tissue tumors with predominantly round cell morphology
35. Other important Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
36. Emerging Entities
- Edition: 8
- Latest edition
- Published: March 2, 2026
- 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
G. Petur Nielsen is Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nielsen is also a pathologist with the Department of Pathology, Director of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, and Director of Electron Microscopy Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Director of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, Director of Electron Microscopy Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts