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Pulmonary Pathology

Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic

  • Comprehensive information on the field of pulmonary pathology
  • Written by leading experts in the field
  • Alphabetically arranged entries allow quick and easy access to all information needed

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Pathology (EP)

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Table of contents (123 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. A

    1. Acinic Cell Tumor, Lung

      • Caroline Laura Coghlin, Keith M. Kerr
      Pages 1-3
    2. Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia

      • Michael J. Thrall
      Pages 3-6
    3. Acute Interstitial Pneumonia

      • Lynette M. Sholl, Lucian R. Chirieac
      Pages 6-8
    4. Adenocarcinoma In Situ

      • Keith M. Kerr, Andrea D. Chapman
      Pages 8-13
    5. Adenocarcinoma, Lung

      • Keith M. Kerr, Gavin M. Laing
      Pages 13-38
    6. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lung

      • Doris M. Rassl
      Pages 38-41
    7. Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Lung

      • Keith M. Kerr, Gavin M. Laing
      Pages 41-47
    8. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

      • Donald Guinee Jr.
      Pages 47-55
    9. Alveolar Adenoma

      • Moira Davie
      Pages 55-57
    10. Amyloidosis, Diffuse Alveolar-Septal

      • Andras Khoor
      Pages 57-59
    11. Amyloidosis, Nodular

      • Andras Khoor
      Pages 59-62
    12. Amyloidosis, Tracheobronchial

      • Andras Khoor
      Pages 62-63
    13. Angiosarcoma, Lung

      • Angheliki Nomikos, Sinclair R. Dundas
      Pages 63-65
    14. Anthrax and Related Organisms, Pulmonary

      • Angela M. Wright, Philip T. Cagle
      Pages 65-70
    15. Asbestosis

      • Mary Beth Beasley
      Pages 70-73
    16. Aspergillus, Pulmonary

      • Jana Wimmer, Philip T. Cagle
      Pages 73-77
    17. Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia, Lung

      • Keith M. Kerr, Andrea D. Chapman
      Pages 78-83
    18. Atypical Mycobacteria, Pulmonary

      • Mukul K. Divatia, Philip T. Cagle
      Pages 83-86
  3. B

    1. Bacterial Infections in Transplant Patients

      • Anthony A. Gal
      Pages 87-89

About this book

This book covers the complete field of pulmonary pathology - neoplastic and non-neoplastic - from Acinic cell tumor in the lung to Wegener`s Granulomatosis. The alphabetically arranged entries, each of which provides a detailed description of a specific pathological disease pattern, allow readers to quickly and easily find the information they need. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA

    Philip T. Cagle

  • Department of Pathology, Aberdeen University Medical School, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK

    Keith M. Kerr

About the editors

Philip Cagle received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, USA, in 1981. He subsequently specialized in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Baylor College of Medicine (1981-1985). After completing his fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in 1987, he returned to the Baylor College of Medicine where he has been a professor in the Department of Pathology since 2000. In 2004, Dr. Cagle became the director of Pulmonary Pathology at Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas. He is a general surgical pathologist with a special interest in pulmonary pathology - his research focuses on predictive and prognostic biomarkers in lung cancer. Dr. Cagle has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, is the editor of 15 textbooks and the series editor for 3 book series. 



Keith Kerr received his bachelor`s degree in Pathology in 1978 and his medical degree in 1981. He completed his post-graduate training in pathology at Edinburgh University Medical School and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland. Since 1989, Dr. Kerr has been a consultant pathologist at the University of Aberdeen. Throughout his career, Dr. Kerr has been particularly interested in pulmonary pre-neoplasia and carcinogenesis, as well as lung tumor diagnosis and classification. He has contributed to more than 600 scientific articles in national and international journals and is an associate editor for the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pulmonary Pathology

  • Book Subtitle: Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic

  • Editors: Philip T. Cagle, Keith M. Kerr

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Pathology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69263-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Reference Module Medicine

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69262-3Published: 15 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69263-0Published: 16 March 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2366-6269

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-6277

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 453

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 400 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Pneumology/Respiratory System

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