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Frozen Section Library: Central Nervous System

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Authors:
  1. Richard A. Prayson

    1. Dept. Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

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  2. Karl M. Napekoski

    1. , Dept. Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

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Part of the book series: Frozen Section Library (FROZEN, volume 6)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 1-8

  3. Where to Start

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 9-18

  4. Nonneoplastic Flags

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 19-43

  5. Cerebral Parenchymal Lesions: I. Metastatic Neoplasms

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 45-53

  6. Cerebral Parenchymal Lesions: II. Primary Tumors

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 55-78

  7. Dural-Based Tumors

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 79-95

  8. Intraventricular Lesions

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 97-110

  9. Cerebellar Lesions

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 111-120

  10. Pituitary Gland and Sellar Lesions

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 121-129

  11. Pineal Gland Lesions

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 131-137

  12. Spinal Cord Lesions

    • Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski
    Pages 139-143

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 145-152
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About this book

Frozen section of Neuropathology-related cases is performed while the patient is undergoing surgery. Intraoperative consultation is used to help guide intraoperative management of the case and to ensure that adequate and appropriate tissue has been obtained for purposes of making an accurate final diagnosis. Frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the pathologist, who must render a diagnosis quickly and provide sound guidance and advice. In addition to the need for rapid recall of differential diagnoses, there are many pitfalls and artifacts that add to the risk of frozen section diagnosis that are not present with permanent sections of fully processed tissue that can be examined in a more leisurely fashion. Most standard pathology textbooks focus primarily on permanent section material and largely ignore the topic of frozen section. The purpose of this volume is to add to the Frozen Section Library series and provide a convenient, user friendly handbook to assist in the evaluation of central nervous system related frozen sections. It provides a useful reference, organized around differential diagnoses, primarily by location in the central nervous system. The text will be illustrated with color pictures and include tables as appropriate. This text provides a valuable tool for the practicing surgical pathologist both in community and in academic centers as well as pathology residents and fellows in training when confronted with Neuropathology frozen section.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This is a succinct overview of frozen section interpretation of benign and malignant central nervous system lesions. … This would be an excellent addition to any surgical pathologist’s library. The book is succinct and covers practical material for anyone who provides intraoperative consultations for neuropathology specimens. … an excellent quick reference and is unique in its focus on frozen section interpretation.” (Roger Dietz, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2011)

“The volume under review is dedicated to CNS frozen section intraoperative diagnosis. … It may be lightweight in size but not in content. This diminutive monograph contains a wealth of well-organized, accessible information, punctuated by copious colour micrographs and helpful tables. The authors have a wealth of experience to communicate and the comprehensive, knowledgably expressed content means this little textbook has every right to sit between those weightier tomes.” (Timothy Dawson, Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, Vol. 37, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Richard A. Prayson

  • , Dept. Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Karl M. Napekoski

About the authors

Richard A. Prayson, MD, is at the Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Karl M. Napekoski, MD, is at the Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Frozen Section Library: Central Nervous System

  • Authors: Richard A. Prayson, Karl M. Napekoski

  • Series Title: Frozen Section Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7579-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7578-2Published: 03 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7579-9Published: 12 November 2010

  • Series ISSN: 1868-4157

  • Series E-ISSN: 1868-4165

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 152

  • Number of Illustrations: 168 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology

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