Author | Underwood, James Cressee Elphinstone. author |
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Title | Introduction to Biopsy Interpretation and Surgical Pathology [electronic resource] / by James Cressee Elphinstone Underwood |
Imprint | London : Springer London, 1987 |
Edition | Second Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1473-4 |
Descript | XIV, 218 p. 63 illus. online resource |
1 Diagnostic Histopathology -- Origins of Histopathology -- The Objectives of Histopathology -- Medicolegal Aspects -- The Histopathological Diagnosis -- Adverse Effects of Biopsy -- Prospects for Histopathology -- 2 Macroscopy, Microscopy and Sampling -- Sampling Error -- Sampling Biopsies and Surgical Resections -- Specific Types of Biopsy -- Specimen Radiology -- Section Thickness -- Imprints and Smears -- Information and Magnification -- 3 The Use of Stains -- Principles of Staining -- Indications for Special Stains -- Identification of Specific Substances and Cells -- Autoradiography -- 4 Immunohistology -- Techniques for Immunohistology -- Primary Antibodies -- Bridging Reagents -- Tracer Substances -- Fixation -- Use of Enzymes to Unmask Antigens -- Endogenous Peroxidase -- Controls -- Common Applications -- Problems of Interpretation -- Immuno-electron Microscopy -- 5 Interpretation of Histological Appearances -- Artifact of Sections -- Basic Microscopy -- Artifacts in Sections -- Methods of Interpretation -- Clinicopathological Integration -- Morphology of Disease Processes -- 6 Cytology -- Relative Merits of Cytology and Histology -- Cytological Preparations -- Stains for Cytology -- Special Investigations -- Interpretation -- Applications -- Living Cells -- Reporting Cytology -- 7 Borderline Lesions, Pseudomalignancy and Mimicry -- Borderline Lesions -- Mimicry of Histological Features -- Pseudomalignancy and Related Diagnostic Problems -- Conclusions -- 8 Rapid Frozen Section Diagnosis -- Clinical Indications -- Methods -- Interpretation -- Common Applications -- Reliability -- 9 Diagnostic Electron Microscopy -- Principles of Transmission Electron Microscopy -- Diagnostic Value of Electron Microscopy -- Scanning Electron Microscopy -- X-ray Microanalysis -- 10 Quantitative Methods -- Stereological Principles -- Stereological Methods -- Automatic and Semi-automatic Image Analysis -- Microspectrophotometry -- Flow Cytometry -- Practical Applications -- 11 Reporting and Classification of Biopsy Diagnoses -- The Biopsy Report -- Disease Classification -- Data Storage and Retrieval -- Clinical Assimilation -- 12 Quality Assessment and Control -- Sources of Diagnostic Error -- The โCorrectโ Diagnosis -- Evaluation of Diagnostic Methods -- Evaluation of Performance -- Illustrative Examples -- Self Assessment -- Assessment of Errors of Procedure and Communication -- Conclusions -- 13 The Autopsy -- History of the Autopsy -- The Autopsy and Clinical Audit -- Role in Medical Education -- Hazards in the Autopsy Room -- Consent -- General Techniques -- Special Methods -- Post-mortem Histology