Highly illustrated and conveniently templated for quick reference, Atlas of Liver Pathology, 4th Edition, is a useful Atlas and text for every practicing pathologist or trainee who assesses liver biopsy specimens. From cover to cover, it contains all the information needed to identify histologic features and correlate them with clinical findings, offering a clearer understanding of the clinical implications of the disease as it relates to treatment. More than 1,200 high-quality, full-color images and illustrations provide you with a complete visual guide to the vast majority of liver diseases and assist in the diagnoses of biopsy and resected liver specimens.
Key Features
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Provides clear, templated information for each disease: Major Morphologic Features; Special Stains; Differential Diagnoses; Clinical and Biologic Behavior; and Treatment and Prognosis.
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Incorporates relevant data from ancillary techniques (immunohistochemistry, cytology, cytogenetics and molecular genetics), giving you the necessary tools required to master the latest breakthroughs in diagnostic technology.
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Incorporates the latest diagnostic biomarkers and their utility in differential diagnoses, newly described variants, and new histologic entities.
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Contains two new chapters on liver biopsy interpretation and autoimmune hepatitis.
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Features concise, bulleted text and abundant tables that cover common as well as rare diseases, differential diagnoses, and more.
Author Information
By Gary C. Kanel, MD, Professor of Clinical Pathology, University of Southern California, Associate Pathologist, Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center and USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
1. LIVER: EMBRYOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY, AND FUNCTION
2. LIVER BIOPSY EVALUATION WITH HISTOLOGIC, LABORATORY, AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS
3. VIRAL HEPATITIS
4. CHOLESTASIS AND BILIARY TRACT DISORDERS
5. ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASES
6. DRUG AND TOXIN- 6 INDUCED LIVER INJURY
7. VASCULAR DISORDERS
8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NON-VIRAL
9. AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS
10. DEVELOPMENTAL, FAMILIAL, AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
11. DISEASES OF HEPATIC IRON AND COPPER METABOLISM
12. NEOPLASMS AND RELATED LESIONS
13. TRANSPLANTATION
14. MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMIC DISEASES WITH HEPATIC INVOLVEMENT
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"This is a comprehensive visual and descriptive atlas covering the full spectrum of liver pathology. A highly anticipated update of its last edition published in 2010, this publication includes additional information on ancillary cytogenetic and molecular genetics testing to supplement diagnostic accuracy in the modern age." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Jenelle Lee, MS, MD (University of Michigan Medical School), Doody’s Score: 90 – 4 Stars!
