Endocrine Neoplasia
This group of pancreatic neoplasms is characterized by a predominant neuroendocrine differentiation. Over the years, the terminology and classification of endocrine neoplasia arising in the pancreas has undergone multiple changes. The WHO classification o
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Pathology of the Pancreas
Fiona Campbell • Caroline S. Verbeke
Pathology of the Pancreas A Practical Approach Second Edition
Fiona Campbell Department of Pathology Royal Liverpool University Hospital Liverpool UK
Caroline S. Verbeke Department of Pathology Oslo University Hospital University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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Preface
There have been many advances in pancreatic pathology since we wrote the first edition of this book. Emerging endoscopy and tissue sampling procedures, such as pancreatoscopy, micro-forceps biopsies, and fine-needle biopsies, are now being incorporated into routine diagnostic practice, and neoadjuvant therapy has become part of standard treatment. New diagnostic entities have been described, classifications and international guidelines have been updated, and molecular pathology is beginning to play a role in diagnostics and patient management. All of these advances have been incorporated into this new edition of the book. The book covers the spectrum of pancreatic pathology from congenital abnormalities and hereditary disorders to inflammatory disease and neoplasia, and it now also includes an entirely new chapter on pancreas transplant pathology (kindly provided by René Michel). There is also limited information on the small super-specialized area of pediatric pancreatic pathology, and the cytology chapter has been kindly revised by M. Priyanthi Kumarasinghe and Ian Yusoff. The book incorporates the recent WHO 2019 classification and TNM8, and brief summaries of the main molecula
