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Title Serous effusions : etiology, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy / Ben Davidson, editor-in-chief ; Pınar Fırat, Claire W. Michael, editors
Published London ; New York : Springer-Verlag London Limited, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Benign Effusions -- Lung Carcinoma -- Ovarian/Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma -- Breast Carcinoma -- Malignant Mesothelioma -- Hematologic and Lymphoid Neoplasia -- Cancer of Other Origin -- Lung Cancer -- Ovarian/Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma -- Breast Cancer -- Malignant Mesothelioma -- Cancer of Other Origin
Summary Serous (peritoneal, pleural and pericardial) effusions are a frequently encountered clinical finding in everyday medical practice and one of the most common specimen types submitted for cytological evaluation. The correct diagnosis of effusions is critical for patient management, as well as for prognostication and yet many clinicians find diagnosis and treatment of cancer cells in effusions very challenging. Featuring multiple microscopic illustrations of all diagnostic entities and ancillary techniques (immunhistochemistry and molecular methods), this book provides a comprehensive, authoritative guide to all aspects of serous effusions, including etiology, morphology and ancillary diagnostic methods, as well as data related to therapeutic approaches and prognostication. Section One covers diagnosis for benign and malignant effusions including the etiological reasons for the accumulation of effusions that provides the reader with the full spectrum of differential diagnoses at this anatomic site. Section Two discusses biology, therapy and prognosis highlighting clinical approaches that may be of value to patients and the movement towards personalized medicine and targeted therapy. Written by experts in the field internationally, Serous Effusions will provide an indispensible guide to all aspects of current practice for cytopathologists, cytotechnicians, pathologists, clinicians and researchers in training and practice
Analysis Medicine
Internal medicine
Biochemistry
Oncology
Pathology
Medicine & Public Health
Medical Biochemistry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Cancer -- Cytopathology.
Neoplasms -- diagnosis
Ascitic Fluid -- pathology
Neoplasms -- etiology
Pericardial Effusion -- diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion -- pathology
Pleural Effusion -- diagnosis
Pleural Effusion -- pathology
MEDICAL -- Histology.
Médecine.
Cancer -- Cytopathology
Form Electronic book
Author Davidson, Ben
Fırat, Pınar
Michael, Claire W
ISBN 9780857296979
0857296973
9780857296962
0857296965
1299336736
9781299336735