DESCRIPTION:
Here""s authoritative guidance on the correct interpretation of histopathological specimens in orthopedic pathology. Methods of diagnosis and treatment are integrated throughout, with micrographs and radiographic images that illustrate tumors and tumor-like lesions of the bones and joints. With over 1670 illustrations*over 1000 in color!
CONTENTS:
Introduction: Psychopathology and bone tumor diagnosis 1. Imaging.
2. Biopsy.
3. Flow cytometry.
4. Cyrogenetics.
5. Electron microscopy.
6. Osteoma and bone island.
7. Osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma.
8. Osteosarcoma.
9. Osteosarcoma: variants.
10. Osteochondroma.
11. Chondroma.
12. Chondroblastoma.
13. Chondromyxoid fibroma.
14. Chondrosarcoma.
15. Chondrosarcoma: variants.
16. Fibrous cortical defect and non-ossifying fibroma.
17. Desmoplastic fibroma.
18. Fibrosarcoma.
19. Benign fibrous histiocytoma.
20. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
21. Lipoma and liposarcoma.
22. Vascular tumors.
23. Muscular tumors.
24. Schwannoma.
25. Myxoma, fibromyxoma and xanthoma.
26. Hamartoma and mesenchymoma.
27. Adamantinoma.
28. Chordoma.
29. Giant cell tumor.
30. Ewing""s sarcoma.
31. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
32. Primary lymphoma of bone.
33. Bone involvement in Hodgkin""s lymphoma, leukemias, myeloproliferative disorders and mastocytosis.
34. Mycloma.
35. Bone metastases.
36. Solitary bone cyst.
37. Aneurysmal bone cyst.
38. Ganglion and epidermoid cyst.
39. Eosinophilic granuloma.
40. Hyperparathyroidism.
41. Osteomyelitis.
42. Hydatid disease and tuberculosis.
43. Paget""s disease.
44. Fibrous dysplasia.
45. Osteofibrous dysplasia.
46. Giant cell reaction.
47. Osteopoikilosis and melorheostosis.
48. Membranous lipodystrophy.
49. Callus and periosteal reactions.
50. Bone infarct.
51. Myositis ossificans.
52. Benign tumors and cysts of synovium.
53. Pigmented villonodular synovitis.
54. Synovial chondromatosis.
55. Synovial sarcoma.
56. Orthopedic surgery of bone tumors.
57. Surgical treatment of malignant bone tumors in children.
58. Pathology of bone and joints after orthopedic reconstructive surgery.
59. Chemotherapy of bone tumors.
60. Radiotherapy of bone tumors.
A library for the pathologist.
