UID:
almahu_9948025541502882
Format:
1 online resource (1137 p.)
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
1-4377-1962-7
Content:
This best-selling book provides you with a comprehensive guide to the diagnostic applications of exfoliative and aspiration cytology. The book takes a systemic approach and covers the recognized normal and abnormal cytological findings encountered in a particular organ. Appropriate histopathological correlations and a consideration of the possible differential diagnosis accompany the cytological findings. The book is lavishly illustrated, making it the perfect practical resource for daily reference in the laboratory.Provides an accessible guide to diagnostic investigation and screening
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Comprehensive Cytopathology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Part 1: General Cytology; CHAPTER 1. The Cell: Basic Structure and Function; PART I: BASIC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MAMMALIAN CELLS; Overview; Nucleus; Cytoplasm and Plasmalemma; Endoplasmic Reticulum; Golgi Apparatus; Mitochondria; Lysosomes; Cytoskeleton, Centrosome; Cell Membrane, Receptors, and Signal Transduction; Cell Junctions; Cell Growth and Division; PART II: THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF NEOPLASIA; Overview; Principles of Malignant Transformation; Cancer-related Genes
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The Major Pathways of CarcinogenesisCarcinogenesis Induced by Papillomavirus Infections; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 2. Basic Cytogenetics and the Role of Genetics in Cancer Development; Introduction; Historical Background; Basic Knowledge of Cytogenetics; Methodology; Acquired Chromosomal Aberrations in Cancer; Clinical Applications of Conventional Cytogenetics and FISH in Cytology; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 3. Cytologic Screening Programs; Principles of Screening; Cervical Cancer and Screening; Early Detection of Cancer in Other Sites
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New Developments in Cytological ScreeningConcluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 4. Diagnostic Quality Assurance in Cytopathology; Introduction; Quality Assurance Measures; Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms; Computer-Assisted Quality Assurance Mechanisms; External Quality Assurance Mechanisms; Continuing Education Practices; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 5. Evaluation of the Sample in Smears and Liquid-Based Preparations; Introduction; Cervicovaginal Cytology; Nongynecologic Cytology; Concluding Remarks; References; Part 2: Diagnostic Cytology; Section A: Female Genital Tract
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CHAPTER 6. The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical CytologyThe Bethesda System: Historical Perspective; Report Format; Specimen Adequacy; General Categorization; Interpretation/Result; Educational Notes/Suggestions; Ancillary Testing; Automated Review; Interobserver Reproducibility in Cervical Cytology; The Bethesda System and Reporting Anal-Rectal Cytology; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 7. Microbiology, Inflammation, and Viral Infections; Introduction; Vaginal Microbiology; General Features; Infections of the Female Genital Tract; Concluding Remarks; References
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CHAPTER 8. Benign Proliferative Reactions, Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Invasive Cancer of the Uterine CervixIntroduction; The Normal Uterine Cervix; Benign Proliferative Reactions; Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Invasive Cancer of the Uterine Cervix; Efficacy of Cervical Cytology in the Detection of Cervical Abnormalities; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 9. Glandular Lesions of the Uterine Cervix; Introduction; Endocervical Canal Normal Histology and Cytology; Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Other Cofactors, and Their Role in Endocervical Carcinogenesis
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Endocervical Adenocarcinoma in Situ
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4160-4208-3
Language:
English
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