This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Meticulously edited by Drs. Susan C. Lester and Charles Matthew Quick, it is uniquely organized by the questions surgeons pose during intraoperative consultations, such as “Is this lung mass benign or malignant?”, “Is this Whipple margin negative?”, “How do I best classify this ovarian tumor?”, “Is there a metastasis in this lymph node?”, “Is this margin free of carcinoma?”, “Is this donor kidney suitable for transplantation?,” and so on.Succinctly written, richly illustrated, and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Intraoperative Consultation, fourth edition, is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and targeted resource available in this time-sensitive area, and is a one-stop reference or training resource for every practicing pathologist, resident, student, or fellow.Provides comprehensive overview and technique chapters describing traditional methods as well as evolving alternatives to frozen sections, in addition to more than 60 chapters based on questions posed by surgeons during intraoperative consultationsContains new or updated material on pancreas diagnosis and issues, including resection; all liver content, including transplantation; colon diagnosis and margins; Mohs and margins; bone lesions and tumor margins; esophagus diagnosis and margins; lung ground-glass opacities, nonneoplastic masses, diagnosis, and margins; appendiceal mucinous neoplasms; bronchus and trachea diagnoses; and moreFeatures a strategically presented visual layout with clinical photographs and full-color illustrations that detail safety precautions and methodology, along with thousands of histology and gross pathology imagesProvides information in a quickly accessible format using consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, a variety of tables, annotated images, updated references, and an extensive index-all designed to equip pathologists with the most effective tools for rapid assessments that inform guided surgical decisions in real timeIncludes a complimentary eBook with access to everything in the book as well as video content and additional text, images, references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
