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This user-friendly book is a practical guide to the diagnosis of testicular tumors and rare tumors of the penis. It describes and illustrates pathology findings for each tumor type and provides information on clinical features, differential diagnosis, tumor staging, and prognostic factors. Since an effective dialogue between urologists and pathologists is essential for optimal patient care, due attention is paid to such aspects as the role of frozen section in the management of small testicular nodules and the accurate reporting of testicular and penile neoplasms to ensure that all knowledge required for diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making is available. The key information is presented in straightforward tables for ease of reference. This book, which includes more than 250 full-color photos, is not only a valuable resource for surgical pathologists and pathology residents but also an important reference tool for all clinicians who care for patients with genitourinary tract tumors.
List of contents
Part I: Testicular Tumors: Epidemiology.- Epidemiology of Testicular Cancer.- Part II: Tumors of the Testis and Paratesticular Structures.- Congenital Lesions.- Entities Contributing to Infertility and their Relationship to Oncogenic Risk.- Germ Cell Tumor of Infancy and Childhood.- The Stem Cell Origin and Pathogenetic Routes of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors.- Tumours of the Testis.- Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Pathology of the Testis.- Handling of the Surgical Specimen and Pathology Reporting of Malignant Germ Cell and Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors of the Testis.- Cysts and Epithelial Proliferations of the Testicular Collecting System.- Paratesticular Soft Tissue Neoplasms.- Frozen Section in Testicular Pathology.- Part III: Pathology of Precancerous Lesions and Tumors of the Penis.- Precancerous Lesions of the Penis.- Tumours of the Penis and Scrotum.- Handling of the Surgical Specimen and Pathology Reporting of Penile Neoplasms.
About the author
Maurizio Colecchia, MD, is Chief of the Uropathology Unit of the Department of Pathology at the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan, Italy.
He is Chairman of the Italian Group of Uropathology (GIUP) branch of the Italian Society of Pathology and member of the European Society of Pathology (ESP).
Uropathology is the main field of interest. He has published more than 100 scientific publications and many contributions to textbooks.
He is in the Editorial Board of Pathologica and reviewer for journals including Human Pathology, Virchows Archiv, Histopathology, Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology, Cancer Letter,International Urology and Nephrology , Tumori, Plos One, Pathology Research and Practice, International Journal of Surgical Pathology, The International Journal of Biological Markers.
Summary
This user-friendly book is a practical guide to the diagnosis of testicular tumors and rare tumors of the penis. It describes and illustrates pathology findings for each tumor type and provides information on clinical features, differential diagnosis, tumor staging, and prognostic factors. Since an effective dialogue between urologists and pathologists is essential for optimal patient care, due attention is paid to such aspects as the role of frozen section in the management of small testicular nodules and the accurate reporting of testicular and penile neoplasms to ensure that all knowledge required for diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making is available. The key information is presented in straightforward tables for ease of reference. This book, which includes more than 250 full-color photos, is not only a valuable resource for surgical pathologists and pathology residents but also an important reference tool for all clinicians who care for patients with genitourinary tract tumors.
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“This book describes the clinical, epidemiological, and histological features of tumors arising in the testis and penis. … The intended audience is surgical pathologists, residents, and fellows. Practicing or training urologists or subspecialty oncologists also could find this book of use. … this is a valuable contribution to the field of urological pathology and will be of value in the library of surgical pathologists or pathology departments.” (Kyle D. Perry, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2016)
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"This book describes the clinical, epidemiological, and histological features of tumors arising in the testis and penis. ... The intended audience is surgical pathologists, residents, and fellows. Practicing or training urologists or subspecialty oncologists also could find this book of use. ... this is a valuable contribution to the field of urological pathology and will be of value in the library of surgical pathologists or pathology departments." (Kyle D. Perry, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2016)
