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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785429603321

Autore

Barnes Leon <1941->

Titolo

Head and neck pathology [[electronic resource] /] / Leon Barnes, Simion I. Chiosea, Raja R. Seethala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Demos Medical Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-61705-011-3

1-282-96576-X

9786612965760

1-61705-001-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Consultant pathology series ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

ChioseaSimion I

SeethalaRaja R

Disciplina

616.99/491

Soggetti

Head - Tumors - Histopathology

Neck - Tumors - Histopathology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Squamous cell carcinoma-variants -- Salivary glands -- Sinonasal tract-nasopharynx -- Dental lesions -- Neural-neuroectodermal lesions -- Soft tissue tumors -- Bone tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Miscellaneous lesions.

Sommario/riassunto

Head and Neck PathologyThe head and neck is the site of some of the most diverse and histologically complex tumors in the human body. Within this small, highly specialized region, one finds a remarkable range of tissues, including skin, mucosal surfaces, soft tissue, bone, lymph nodes, peripheral and central nervous system tissue, paraganglia, endocrine organs, salivary glands and odontogenic structures. Compounding the issue, biopsies are often small, frequently distorted and difficult to orient for paraffin embedding, all of which impact evaluation and diagnosis, even for experienced patholo