Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The mediastinum
- Chapter 2 Imaging of the mediastinum
- Chapter 3 Inflammatory diseases of the mediastinum
- Chapter 4 The thymus gland
- Chapter 5 Pathology of non-neoplastic conditions of the thymus
- Chapter 6 Low-grade and intermediate-grade malignant epithelial tumors of the thymus: thymomas
- Chapter 7 High-grade malignant epithelial tumors of the thymus: primary thymic carcinomas
- Chapter 8 Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the thymus
- Chapter 9 Germ cell tumors of the mediastinum
- Chapter 10 Parathyroid lesions, paragangliomas, thyroid tumors, and pleomorphic adenomas of the mediastinum
- Chapter 11 Hematopoietic neoplasms of the mediastinum
- Chapter 12 Cystic lesions of the mediastinum
- Chapter 13 Mesenchymal tumors of the mediastinum
- Chapter 14 Tell me what you need, so I’ll know what to say
- Chapter 15 Clinical pathology of disorders of the mediastinum
- Chapter 16 Surgical pathology of the heart
- Chapter 17 Morphologic alterations of serous membranes of the mediastinum in reactive and neoplastic settings
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2015
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The mediastinum
- Chapter 2 Imaging of the mediastinum
- Chapter 3 Inflammatory diseases of the mediastinum
- Chapter 4 The thymus gland
- Chapter 5 Pathology of non-neoplastic conditions of the thymus
- Chapter 6 Low-grade and intermediate-grade malignant epithelial tumors of the thymus: thymomas
- Chapter 7 High-grade malignant epithelial tumors of the thymus: primary thymic carcinomas
- Chapter 8 Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the thymus
- Chapter 9 Germ cell tumors of the mediastinum
- Chapter 10 Parathyroid lesions, paragangliomas, thyroid tumors, and pleomorphic adenomas of the mediastinum
- Chapter 11 Hematopoietic neoplasms of the mediastinum
- Chapter 12 Cystic lesions of the mediastinum
- Chapter 13 Mesenchymal tumors of the mediastinum
- Chapter 14 Tell me what you need, so I’ll know what to say
- Chapter 15 Clinical pathology of disorders of the mediastinum
- Chapter 16 Surgical pathology of the heart
- Chapter 17 Morphologic alterations of serous membranes of the mediastinum in reactive and neoplastic settings
- Index
Summary
The mediastinum is an anatomical area of great interest to pathologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, thoracic surgeons, and oncologists as it can be the site of origin of a surprisingly large number of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. The two editors and several other surgical pathologists with many years of experience in the diagnosis of thymic neoplasms, malignant mesothelioma, soft tissue lesions, lymphomas, cardiac lesions, and other mediastinal lesions have collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of physicians that includes an experienced thoracic surgeon, cardiac pathologists, radiologists, and a clinical pathologist to provide a comprehensive review of mediastinal pathology.
The book includes a review of the anatomy of the mediastinum and its various structures and a concise yet informative discussion of the diagnosis of various mediastinal lesions by imaging methods. The embryology, anatomy, and pathophysiology of the thymus are reviewed in detail, followed by a comprehensive and well-illustrated description of the various non-neoplastic conditions that can arise in the thymus.
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- Pathology of the Mediastinum , pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2000