The International System for Serous Fluid Cytopathology

This book is the culmination of an international effort to bring consistency and diagnostic efficiency to effusion cytology for the sake of patient care. The authors recognize special challenges in serous fluid cytopathology, such as reporting the presence of Mullerian epithelium in peritoneal fluids. What is an appropriate serous fluid volume to ensure adequacy? How should mesothelial proliferations be reported and is it appropriate to make an interpretation of malignant mesothelioma? How specific should a report be regarding the origin and subtyping of tumors found in serous fluids? What are the appropriate quality monitors for this specimen type? Special chapters on considerations for peritoneal washings, cytopreparatory techniques, mesothelioma and quality management are included to address these issues. The text contains literature reviews that elucidate existing evidence in support of current practices and recommendations. Expert opinions on where evidence was lacking, the most common practices were adopted by consensus, and where there was no commonality, are employed. 
Written by experts in the field, The International System for Serous Fluid Cytopathology serves as a collaborative effort between the International Academy of Cytology and the American Society for Cytopathology and calls upon participation of the international cytopathology and oncology communities to contribute to the development of a truly international system for reporting serous fluid cytology

List of contents

The International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology: Introduction and Overview of Diagnostic Terminology and Reporting.- Non-diagnostic (NDX) and Adequacy.- Negative for Malignancy (NFM).- Atypia of Undetermined Significance (AUS).- Suspicious for Malignancy (SFM).- Malignant- Mesothelioma (MAL-Mes).- Malignant- Metastatic (MAL- Met).- Ancillary Studies for Serous Fluids.- Special Considerations for Peritoneal Fluids.- Cytopreparatory Techniques.- Quality Management.- Serous Effusion Anatomy, Biology and Pathophysiology.

About the author

Ashish Chandra  

Cellular Pathology

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust  

London, UK

Barbara A. Crothers

Gynecologic, Breast and Cytopathology

Joint Pathology Center

Silver Spring, MD

USA

Daniel F.I. Kurtycz

University of Wisconsin - Madison

School of Medicine and Public Health

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

and Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Madison, WI

USA

Fernando Schmitt
Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of Porto University (IPATIMUP)
Medical Faculty of Porto University
Porto
Portugal

Product details

Assisted by	Ashish Chandra (Editor), Barbar Crothers (Editor), Barbara Crothers (Editor), Daniel Kurtycz (Editor), Daniel Kurtycz et al (Editor), Fernando Schmitt (Editor)
Publisher	Springer, Berlin
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	01.01.2020
EAN	9783030539078
ISBN	978-3-0-3053907-8
No. of pages	301
Dimensions	157 mm x 16 mm x 237 mm
Weight	559 g
Illustrations	XXV, 301 p.
Subject	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine

Product details

• Assisted by: Ashish Chandra (Editor), Barbar Crothers (Editor), Barbara Crothers (Editor), Daniel Kurtycz (Editor), Daniel Kurtycz et al (Editor), Fernando Schmitt (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9783030539078
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3053907-8
• No. of pages: 301
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 16 mm x 237 mm
• Weight: 559 g
• Illustrations: XXV, 301 p.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine