Overview
Lists the etiological reasons for the accumulation of effusions, providing the reader with the full spectrum of differential diagnoses at this anatomic site
Includes illustrations of immunohistochemistry and molecular methods to help the reader in diagnosing effusion specimens
Written by experts in the field internationally
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Biology, Therapy, and Prognosis
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About this book
This revised and updated second edition contains multiple microscopic illustrations of all diagnostic entities and ancillary techniques, providing a comprehensive, authoritative guide to all aspects of serous effusions. It now includes the many new antibodies which have been tested since the previous edition, as well as a discussion on next-generation sequencing and molecularly targeted therapy.
Section one covers diagnosis for benign and malignant effusions while section two discusses biology, therapy, and prognosis highlighting clinical approaches that may be of value.
Serous Effusions provides an indispensable guide to all aspects of current practice for cytopathologists, cytotechnicians, pathologists, clinicians and researchers in training and practice.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ben Davidson has been working as a physician at the Department of Pathology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, since 1998 and defended his PhD thesis there in 2001. He is a specialist in pathology since 2001 and has sub-specialty in cytopathology and gynecologic pathology. He is currently head of Gynecologic Pathology at Oslo University Hospital and Professor at the University of Oslo. He has published 290 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, edited a book on serous effusions and authored several book chapters, and has been invited speaker to over 30 international meetings.
Pınar Firat is Turkish, and works as a pathologist at Istanbul University, Turkey. She previously worked at Hacettepe University, Turkey. She has a special interest in serous effusions.
Claire W. Michael is a pathologist at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. She previously worked at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. She also has a special interest in serous effusions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Serous Effusions
Book Subtitle: Etiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy
Editors: Ben Davidson, Pinar Firat, Claire W. Michael
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76478-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76477-1Published: 19 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09498-0Published: 15 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76478-8Published: 05 June 2018
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VII, 306
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 269 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pathology, Oncology, Medical Biochemistry