“Welcome to the 32nd edition of the Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology” is the opening salutation to the most recent edition of a publication that began as a handout to senior medical students, interns, and residents on the Ward Medical Service, as it was known at Barnes Hospital. This first edition of the Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology cannot make any claims about its immediate history, but it can harken back to the traditions that are the heritage of surgical pathology at Barnes Hospital, now Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which began with Lauren V. Ackerman, MD. When he came to this institution in 1948 as Director of Surgical Pathology, he was the first trained and board-certified pathologist to occupy a position previously held by surgeons. It was not until the early 1960s that surgical pathology was transferred to the Department of Pathology from the Department of Surgery. Dr. Ackerman initiated the paradigm of diagnostic excellence with the central focus on the patient, and advanced the vital role of the surgical pathologist as a consultant to clinicians. However, Dr. Ackerman was also keenly aware of the surgical pathologist as an educator and investigator of diseases from the observational perspective, and of the central role of the pathologist in correlating those findings with the clinical behavior of the disease process.
The systematic collection of those pathologic observations resulted in the first edition of Surgical Pathology in 1953 and lives on in the ninth edition of Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology in 2004. Although multivolume textbooks as well as subspecialty texts continue to have a central role in education and everyday clinical practice, this book is our attempt to respond to the immediate needs of an ever-accelerating world that defines the existence of pathology residents who never have enough time to “get it all done,” pathologists in practice who can never sign out cases quickly enough to satisfy clinicians, and clinicians who need a ready and available reference in surgical pathology when the pathologist is not immediately available. For all of these individuals, it is our goal that this latest Washington Manual, written in the fast-access Washington Manual outline format, will fill a niche in our hectic world. In addition to this book, a companion Web site will offer the fully searchable text and an online-only image bank of over 1850 full-color images. (See the inside front cover for Web site access information.)
Most of the individuals who have contributed to this work have had their surgical pathology training in the Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital or are members of the faculty. In the tradition of all Washington Manuals, residents and fellows have likewise contributed to many of the chapters. We hope that the Ackerman tradition is appropriately served in this volume.
Key Features
- Expert group of authors.
Written in the famous fast-access Washington Manual® outline format.
Practical guide to tissue handling, gross examination, gross dissection and diagnosis, processing, slide preparation, microscopic diagnosis, special studies, and reporting of pathologic findings in tissue samples.
Contents
I: HEAD AND NECK
- Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
- Larynx
- Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, and Nasopharynx
- Tumors & Cysts of Jaws
- The Eye
- Salivary Glands
- Cytology of the Salivary Glands
- The Ear
II: THORAX
- Lung
- Cytology of the Lung
- Cardiovascular System
- Mediastinum
- Serosal Membranes
III: GI TRACT
- The Esophagus
- Cytology of the Esophagus
- The Stomach
- Cytology of the Stomach
- Intestines, Appendix, Anus
- Cytology of the Intestines, Appendix, and Anus
- The Liver
- Cytology of the Liver
- The Gallbladder & Extrahepatic Biliary Tree
- Cytology of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Tree
- The Pancreas
- Cytology of the Pancreas
IV: BREAST
- The Breast
- Cytology of the Breast
V: URINARY TRACT
- Medical Diseases of the Kidney
- Kidney and Adult Neoplastic
- Pediatric Renal Neoplasms
- Adult Renal Neoplasms
- Cytology of the Kidney
- Renal Pelvis & Ureter
- The Urinary Bladder
- Urethra
VI: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid Glands
- The Adrenal Gland
- Pituitary Gland
VII: REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
- Testis & Paratestis
- Prostate
- Penis & Scrotum
- Ovary
- Fallopian Tube
- Uterus(Corpus)
- Uterine Cervix
- Vagina
- Vulva
- Placenta
VIII: SKIN
- Skin: Nonneoplastic Dermatopathology
- Nonmelanocytic Tumors of the Skin
- Skin:Melanocytic Lesions
IX: NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Central Nervous System: Brain, Spinal Cord & Meninges
- Peripheral Nerve
X: HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
- Lymph Nodes
- Bone Marrow Pathology
- Spleen
XI: SOFT TISSUE AND BONE
- Soft Tissue
- Bone: Neoplasms and other Non-metabolic Disorders
- Metabolic Diseases of Bone
- Joints and Synovium
XII: CYTOLOGY
- General Principles of Exfoliative and Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
XIII: ANCILLARY METHODS
- Frozen Sections & Other Intraoperative Consultations
- Electron Microscopy
- Histology and Histochemical Stains
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunofluorescence
- Flow Cytometry
- Cytogenetics
- Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization
- PCR-Based Methods for Molecular Genetic Testing
- Microarrays
- Biospecimen Banking
- Imaging Technologies in Surgical Pathology: Virtual Microscopy and Telepathology
Index
About the Editors
- Peter A. Humphrey MD, PhD, The Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals, Washington University Medical Center Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Louis P. Dehner MD, The Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals, Washington University Medical Center Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
- John D. Pfeifer MD, PhD, The Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals, Washington University Medical Center Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Product Details
- Paperback: 816 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (June 10, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781765277
- ISBN-13: 978-0781765275
- Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.2 x 8.5 inches
List Price: $66.95