Diagnostic Gynecologic & Obstetric Pathology

Here is today's most reliable, practical source of guidance on the diagnosis of both neoplastic and non-neoplas?tic lesions of the female reproductive tract. This book provides all of the assistance needed to arrive at accurate diagnoses and relevant clinical prognoses through an examination of a specimen's distinct pathologic features and morphologic patterns and landmarks. More than 2,000 outstanding photographs and photomicrographs capture the distinct appear?ance of a full range of normal and abnormal findings.Provides distinct diagnostic/differential diagnostic criteria for any potential obstetric/gynecologic specimen encountered in practice. Integrates exfoliative cytology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular/genetic testing together with findings gleaned from the traditional open surgical biopsy. Covers the cytologic features of specimens taken from the uterine cervix and corpus, and adheres to the new Bethesda classification of these lesions. Offers more than 2,000 photographs and photomicrographs (1,500 in full color), ideal for side-by-side comparison to the specimens seen in the laboratory.