Frozen Section Library: Bone

Frozen sections are performed while a patient is undergoing surgery as a basis for making an immediate diagnosis that will impact treatment decisions. Frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the pathologist who must render a diagnosis quickly for the patient and surgeon.

The Frozen Section Library series will provide concise, user-friendly, site specific handbooks that are well illustrated and highlight the pitfalls, artifacts and differential diagnosis issues that arise in the hurried frozen section scenario.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION.- BONE/OSTEOID PRODUCING LESIONS.- CARTILAGE-PRODUCING LESIONS.- FIBROUS AND FIBROHISTIOCYSTIC LESIONS.- GIANT CELL RICH LESIONS.- SMALL/ROUND CELL LESIONS.- CYSTIC AND VASCULAR LESIONS.- EPITHELIAL LESIONS.- SUGGESTED READINGS

Summary

Frozen sections are performed while a patient is undergoing surgery as a basis for making an immediate diagnosis that will impact treatment decisions. Frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the pathologist who must render a diagnosis quickly for the patient and surgeon.

The Frozen Section Library series will provide concise, user-friendly, site specific handbooks that are well illustrated and highlight the pitfalls, artifacts and differential diagnosis issues that arise in the hurried frozen section scenario.

Product details

• Authors: Oma Hameed, Omar Hameed, Gene P Siegal, Gene P. Siegal, Sh Wei, Shi Wei
• Assisted by: Philip T. Cagle (Editor), Phili T Cagle (Editor), Philip T Cagle (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2011
• EAN: 9781441983756
• ISBN: 978-1-4419-8375-6
• No. of pages: 135
• Weight: 192 g
• Illustrations: XI, 135 p.
• Series: Frozen Section Library; Frozen Section Library
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine