This new text offers comprehensive and practical guidance on the interpretation of endoscopic biopsies of the alimentary canal and solid organs. It also integrates microscopic findings with the cytological and genetic information necessary to make an accurate diagnosis.
Section 1 General Pathology of the GI Tract 1 Endoscopic and Tissue Processing Techniques 2 Diagnostic Cytology of the GI Tract 3 Infectious Diseases of the GI Tract 4 Immunodeficiency Disorders of the GI Tract 5 Systemic Illnesses Involving the GI Tract 6 Neural and Muscular Disorders of the GI Tract
Section 2 Inflammatory Disorders of the GI Tract 7 Inflammatory Disorders of the Esophagus 8 Inflammatory Disorders of the Stomach 9 Inflammatory Disorders of the Small Intestine 10 Inflammatory Disorders of the Large Intestine 11 Inflammatory Disorders of the Appendix
Section 3 Polyps of the GI Tract 12 Polyps of the Esophagus 13 Polyps of the Stomach 14 Polyps of the Small Intestine 15 Polyps of the Large Intestine
Section 4 Epithelial Neoplasms of the GI Tract 16 Epithelial Neoplasms of the Esophagus 17 Epithelial Neoplasms of the Stomach 18 Epithelial Neoplasms of the Small Intestine 19 Epithelial Neoplasms of the Large Intestine 20 Epithelial Neoplasms of the Appendix
Section 5 Nonepithelial Neoplasms of the GI Tract 21 Endocrine Tumors of the GI Tract 22 Mesenchymal Tumors of the GI Tract 23 Lymphoid Tumors of the GI Tract
Section 6 Anal Pathology 24 Inflamatory and Neoplastic Disorders of the Anal Canal
PART II GALLBLADDER, EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARY TRACT, AND PANCREAS
25 Tissue Processing Techniques 26 Diagnostic Cytology of the Pancreas and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract 27 Developmental Disorders of the Gallbladder, Extrahepatic Biliary Tract, and Pancreas 28 Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract 29 Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract 30 Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Pancreas 31 Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Pancreas
PART III LIVER
32 Liver Tissue Processing 33 Diagnostic Cytology of the Liver 34 Acute and Chronic Hepatitis 35 Autoimmune and Cholestatic Disorders of the Liver 36 Toxic and Drug-Induced Disorders of the Liver 37 Cirrhosis 38 Vascular Disorders of the Liver 39 Transplantation Pathology of the Liver 40 Liver Pathology in Pregnancy 41 Inherited and Metabolic Disorders of the Liver 42 Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver