Pieter Slootweg – författare

This book is divided into 3 main sections: cysts and odontogenic tumors (lesions related to the dentition); fibro-osseous lesions and giant cell lesions, which are unique to the maxillofacial skeleton; and bone lesions, which also occur in other parts of the body. Individual diseases are described with a special emphasis on histomorphological aspects.  Some lesions may pose considerable diagnostic problems due to shared microscopical features and the authors’ aim is to provide reliable diagnostic guidelines for the surgical pathologist who has to deal with specimens from this area.

The majority of the currently available textbooks on head and neck pathology are mainly devoted to soft tissue lesions, paying less attention to the pathology of the diseases that involve the hard tissues. Texts on general skeletal pathology cannot address this gap, as the maxillofacial skeleton differs from the bones elsewhere in the body in several respects. Therefore, the book discusses both bone disorders that are restricted to the head and neck, and diseases that also occur in the extragnathic skeleton.

Head and neck pathology is increasingly becoming an attractive field for the new generations of pathologists, fully aware that in the era of specialization the information contained in the treatise of general surgical pathology, although extremely valuable to create the basis of their knowledge, does not provide in its full picture the specific knowledge required to meet current diagnostic and prognostic requirements. The book Pathology of the Head and Neck presents in a single volume the most pertinent and updated information needed by the interested readers. Its contents have been divided into ten chapters. The first one covers the spectrum of precursor and neoplastic lesions of the squamous epithelium. It is followed by chapters devoted to nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, maxillofacial skeleton and teeth, salivary glands, nasopharynx and Waldeyer`s ring, larynx and hypopharynx, ear and temporal bone, neck and neck dissection, as well as eye and ocular adnexa. The authors of the different chapters have been selected among internationally recognized experts, all of them members of the Working Group on Head and Neck Pathology of the European Society of Pathology.

Der vorliegende Band der dritten Auflage des Gesamtwerkes „Pathologie" enthält die Pathologie der Kopf- und Halsregion, der Weichgewebstumoren sowie der Haut. Die Pathologie der Kopf- und Halsregion umfasst dabei alle Erkrankungen, die sich in den verschiedenen, zum Teil miteinander funktionell verbundenen, zum Teil unabhängig voneinander existierenden, Organen beobachten lassen. Die Verfasser der verschiedenen Unterkapitel sind renommierte europäische Pathologen aus dem Arbeitskreis „Head and Neck" der Europäischen Gesellschaft für Pathologie. Der zweite Teil ist der Pathologie der Weichgewebstumoren gewidmet und erfasst alle neuen Tumorentitäten, die in diesem sich rasch entwickelnden Gebiet in den letzten Jahren bekannt wurden. Der dritte Teil befasst sich mit den entzündlichen und nichtentzündlichen Hauterkrankungen. Es wurde darauf geachtet, dass der Komplexität und der Vielfalt aller dermalen Erkrankungen, insbesondere der neoplastischen Veränderungen, Rechnung getragen wird. Insgesamt ist das Ziel der vorliegenden Kapitel, Grundlage und Informationsquelle für die tägliche diagnostische Arbeit zu sein.

This new, updated edition of Dental Pathology will assist in the recognition and diagnosis of gross dental abnormalities. Topics covered include disturbances in tooth formation, acquired dental diseases, including caries and its sequelae, periodontal disease, and odontogenic tumours. Practically applicable knowledge is provided on the histology and histopathology of the changes that are seen in diseases of the dental and periodontal tissues, and attention is also paid to the histological alterations induced by dental treatment. Compared with the first edition, ca. 50% more illustrations are included and more information is provided on diagnostically difficult cases. This work will be an invaluable companion for dental practitioners who need to make diagnoses in such cases and will also be of value for surgical pathologists, clinical geneticists, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons.