Diagnosis of Small Lung Biopsy An Integrated Approach
This volume provides a comprehensive review of the clinical, radiological and clinical aspects in the disease process. The text provides the general pathologist, clinician and pulmonary pathologist with a framework on how to work up a case
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Diagnosis of Small Lung Biopsy An Integrated Approach
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Diagnosis of Small Lung Biopsy
Mostafa M. Fraig Editor
Diagnosis of Small Lung Biopsy An Integrated Approach
Editor Mostafa M. Fraig, MD William M. Christopherson Professor of Pathology and Internal Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine School of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2574-2 ISBN 978-1-4939-2575-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2575-9
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To my wife, Lamia, and our two lovely sons, Yousef and Karim, who provided love and care that were the inspiration for this endeavor, for them I am eternally indebted.
Preface
No doubt, there are several excellent pulmonary pathology textbooks with comprehensive and encyclopedic coverage of the topic in the market. However, we sensed a void when it comes to more pressing issue; when it comes to small biopsies, what the general pathologist deal with in their daily practice is more nuanced and different from what we can appreciate on a large resection specimen. In the current era, when we as pathologists are asked to do more with less, it becomes imperative that we adjust our perspective and sharpen our tools. Most cases of lung lesions are biopsied with tiny biopsies from fine needle aspiration, needle cores, transbronchial biopsy, and more recently cryobiopsies. In all these instances, the tissue is scant and the artifacts abound. Yet the information expected to be gleaned from such biopsy is remarkable considering the size and the hindrances. There is a void in the library for a book to provide a concise and synoptic approach to the interpretation of this type of biopsies. This book is a
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