Neoplastic gastrointestinal pathology : an illustrated guide / / Laura W. Lamps [and four others] ; contributors, Wei Chen, Matthew R. Lindberg, Benjamin J. Swanson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460901603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Demos Medical, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-61705-121-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99433
• Soggetti: Digestive organs - Cancer - Pathogenesis; Gastrointestinal system - Cancer - Molecular aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Share Neoplastic Gastrointestinal Pathology: An Illustrated Guide""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction to Diagnosis and Reporting of Gastrointestinal Tract Neoplasia""; ""Introduction""; ""Key Terminology""; ""Neoplasia""; ""Dysplasia""; ""Carcinoma In Situ and Intramucosal Carcinoma""; ""Submucosally Invasive Carcinoma""; ""Grading and Staging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies""; ""Tumor Grading""; ""Tumor Staging""; ""Synoptic Versus Narrative Reporting""; ""Prognostic and Predictive Markers""; ""Prognostic Markers""; ""Predictive Markers""""Screening and Surveillance""; ""Screening""; ""Surveillance""; ""General Approach to the Biopsy Specimen""; ""General Approach to the Resection Specimen""; ""Selected References""; ""Key Terminology""; ""Grading and Staging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies""; ""Synoptic Versus Narrative Reporting""; ""Prognostic and Predictive Markers""; ""Screening and Surveillance""; ""Chapter 2: Approach to Epithelial Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract""; ""Introduction""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Subtypes of Epithelial Neoplasms""; ""Mixed Carcinoma of the Stomach""; ""Adenosquamous Carcinoma""""Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine ; Carcinoma (MANEC)""; ""Determination of Malignancy""; ""Primary Versus Metastatic Epithelial Malignancy""; ""Diagnostic Pitfalls""; ""Endometriosis/Endosalpingiosis""; ""Ectopic Pancreas""; ""Prolapse Change or Misplaced Epithelium""; ""Signet Ring Cells and Pseudo-Signet Ring Cells""; ""Differential Diagnosis of Epithelial Neoplasms""; ""General Approach to the Diagnosis of Epithelial Neoplasms""; ""Dyscohesive Tumors""; ""Cohesive Tumors""; ""Illustrative Examples""; ""Case 1""; ""Case 2""; ""Case 3""; ""Selected References""; ""Epidemiology""""Subtypes of Epithelial Neoplasms""; ""Primary Versus Metastatic Malignancy""; ""Diagnostic Pitfalls""; ""Differential Diagnosis of Epithelial Neoplasms""; ""Chapter 3: Approach to Neuroendocrine Neoplasms""; ""Introduction""; ""Historical Perspective""; ""Hormone Production in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms""; ""General Features of Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors""; ""General Features of Neuroendocrine Carcinomas""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Classification of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms""; ""Williams and Sandler Classification""; ""Soga and Tazawa Classification""; ""WHO 2010 Classification of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Epithelial Neoplasms""""Features of Neuroendocrine Tumors by Anatomic Site""; ""Esophagus""; ""Stomach""; ""Duodenum""; ""Jejunum and Ileum""; ""Appendix""; ""Colorectum""; ""Clinical Significance of Recognizing Neuroendocrine Epithelial Neoplasms""; ""Differential Diagnosis""; ""General Approach to Diagnosis and Reporting of Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors""; ""Approach to Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors of Unknown Origin""; ""General Approach to Diagnosis and Reporting of Neuroendocrine Carcinomas""; ""Specific Illustrative Examples""