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Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Timothy Craig Allen

    1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA

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  • Most up-to-date resource on diffuse malignant mesothelioma
  • Features detailed and informative tables and images
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Approaching the Diagnosis of Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma

    • Timothy Craig Allen
    Pages 1-2

  3. Epidemiology

    • Lynette M. Sholl, Marina Vivero
    Pages 3-32

  4. Clinical and Radiologic Features

    • Anja C. Roden, Christine U. Lee
    Pages 33-68

  5. Histology

    • Mahmoud Eltorky
    Pages 69-91

  6. Immunohistochemistry

    • Nahal Boroumand
    Pages 93-105

  7. Molecular Characteristics

    • Grace Y. Lin
    Pages 107-123

  8. Therapy

    • Eric Bernicker, Puja Gaur, Snehal Desai, Bin S. Teh, Shanda H. Blackmon
    Pages 125-139

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 141-142
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About this book

This volume is the most up-to-date text available on diffuse malignant mesothelioma and includes all the newest imaging modalities, immunohistochemical features, and ever-expanding information on the molecular characteristics of the cancer. In-depth chapters contain fully referenced text as well as detailed tables and images. While the primary audiences for this book are pathologists and pathology residents, the broad examination of diffuse malignant mesothelioma, including its epidemiology, makes this book valuable to radiologists, surgeons, oncologists, and other clinical physicians and their residents as well.

Written by experts in the field, Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma is a concise yet comprehensive resource for clinicians involved in the management of one of the most widely recognized and feared cancers in the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA

    Timothy Craig Allen

About the editor

Dr. Allen is a pulmonary pathologist. He diagnoses disease by examining and analyzing pieces of tissue, primarily from the lungs. Dr. Allen researches diseases of the lung, writes scholarly articles, book chapters, and books about lung disease, and gives lectures to physicians and medical residents. As professor of pathology and chairman of UTHSCT’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, he also oversees the laboratory’s blood bank, as well as the chemistry, hematology, and microbiology labs. Dr. Allen is responsible for maintaining the labs’ quality and making sure they follow proper standards and procedures.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma

  • Editors: Timothy Craig Allen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2374-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2373-1

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4821-5

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2374-8

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 142

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Oncology, Imaging / Radiology, Pneumology/Respiratory System

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