Diagnostic Pathology Intraoper

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series serves as an excellent point-of-care resource for pathologists of all experience levels. Edited by Drs. Susan C. Lester and Beth T. Harrison, its unique organization centers around questions surgeons commonly ask during intraoperative consultations, such as “Is the bronchial margin positive or negative?” or “Can this liver be used for transplantation?”

This fully updated volume is the most comprehensive and targeted resource available in this time-sensitive area, covering more than 70 questions supported by tables, diagrams, radiographs, and photographs. Concise and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Intraoperative Consultation is a visually stunning, one-stop resource for every practicing pathologist, resident, student, or fellow, functioning as both a practical daily reference and a reliable training tool.

Contains new chapters on the evaluation of margins from cervical resections, the use of ex vivo microscopy to image fresh tissue for the rapid creation of digital microscopic images for intraoperative diagnosis, and on other emerging techniques that may replace frozen section
Includes a revised Safety Precautions chapter with details on evaluating specimens from patients with COVID-19
Features updated images and text throughout to align with updated terminology and methods
Includes videos showing special techniques such as identifying radioactive seeds in breast biopsies and evaluating lung margins containing staples by frozen section
Provides updated and expanded introductory and methods chapters in addition to more than 70 chapters based on questions posed by surgeons during intraoperative consultations
Features more than 2,500 print and online images, including carefully annotated histology and gross pathology photos, full-color illustrations, clinical photographs, and radiologic images to help practicing and in-training pathologists reach a confident diagnosis
Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of tables, annotated images, pertinent references, and an extensive index for quick, expert reference at the point of care