Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of the Breast

Fernando Schmitt is Director of the Molecular Pathology Unit at the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto and Associate Professor of Pathology at the Medical Faculty, Porto University. Dr. Schmitt is Chairman of three committees of the International Academy of Cytology and President of the European Federation of Cytology Societies. He has also been Chairman of the Working Group of Cytopathology of the European Society of Pathology and President of the Portuguese Society of Pathology. Dr. Schmitt is a member of many journal editorial boards, including Acta Cytologica, Cytopathology, and Breast Cancer Research. During the past 5 years he has authored nearly 90 peer-reviewed research papers as well as a number of reviews and editorials. Gary Man-Kit Tse is a Senior Medical Officer and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also Visiting Associate Professor at Sun Yet San Medical School, Guangzhou, China. He is an editorial board member of a variety of journals, including BMJ Case Reports, Pathology, the Journal of Clinical Pathology, the Chinese Pathology Journal, and the World Journal of Clinical Oncology, and is a referee for many more. He has published extensively on breast pathology, and lectures widely at regional and international meetings.Puay-Hoon Tan is currently Head of the Department of Pathology at Singapore General Hospital and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Departments of Pathology and Anatomy, National University of Singapore and the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. She is an editorial board member of a number of journals, including Pathology, Modern Pathology, Breast Cancer Research, and Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology. Dr. Tan has a longstanding interest in breast pathology and has made many contributions to literature in the field.

From the reviews:“This is a comprehensive atlas of breast cytology correlated with the histological findings. … The intended audience is practicing cytopathologists. … The quality of the pictures is very good, something absolutely necessary in a cytology atlas. … an excellent, comprehensive overview of cytology findings of breast lesions.” (Drew D. Nedved, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2014)

• Physiology of the Breast.- Basic Pathology of the Breast.- Aspiration Techniques including Ultrasound guided Aspiration.- Liquid based Cytology in Breast Lesions.- Cell Block.- Fibrocystic Changes and Cysts.- Fibroadenomas and Diagnostic Pitfalls.- other Fibroepithelial Lesions.- Atypical Epithelial Proliferation including columnar Cell Changes.- Papillary Lesions.- Mucinous Lesions.- Carcinoma and Variants.- Axillary Lymph Node.- Aspirate – intra-operative Imprint Cytology.- Axillary Lymph node Aspirate – Ultrasound guided Aspiration.- Special Ancillary Techniques - Immunohistochemistry in Cell Block.- Special Ancillary Techniques - Molecular Studies.- Comparison of Aspiration and Core Needle Biopsy.- Future Directions.