By

Paul Peter Rosen MD Professor of Pathology, Breast Pathology Consultation Service, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Syed A Hoda MD Professor of Clinical Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Attending Pathologist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Center, New York, NY

Edited by two eminent authorities on breast pathology, this heavily illustrated text offers essential guidance on diagnostic evaluation of needle core biopsies. The focus is on the most common and challenging differential diagnostic problems encountered in these specimens. More than 1,100 full-color illustrations depict the entire spectrum of breast pathology seen in needle core biopsies.

This edition includes new information on issues in the diagnosis of solid papillary carcinoma; molecular studies of microglandular adenosis; carcinoma with basal phenotype; the e-cadherin immunostain in the diagnosis of lobular carcinoma; use of immunostains to distinguish between papilloma and low-grade papillary carcinoma; and use of myoepithelial immunostains in the diagnosis of microinvasive carcinoma. The book also includes new data on treatment and prognosis.

A companion website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

Key Features

NEW! Issues in the diagnosis of solid papillary carcinoma
NEW! Molecular studies of microglandular adenosis
NEW! New data on treatment and prognosis
NEW! New information and illustrations relating to the e-cadherin immunostain in the diagnosis of lobular carcinoma
NEW! The entirely new subject of carcinoma with basal phenotype
NEW! Use of immunostains to distinguish between papilloma and low grade papillary carcinoma
NEW! Use of myoepithelial immunostains in the diagnosis of microinvasive carcinoma
Atlas approach has a wide appeal as an effective teaching tool for this audience
Approximately 1,200 full-color images spread throughout the book
Focuses his differential diagnosis on eight problems that commonly occur in diagnosing breast disease
Provides essential clinical guidance in the interpretation and diagnosis of needle core biopsies and the pathological changes that occur in the breast