Canine and Feline Cytology - E-Book: Canine and Feline Cytology - E-Book

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Aug 27, 2009 - Medical - 472 pages

Master the art and science of specimen collection, preparation, and evaluation with Canine & Feline Cytology: A Color Atlas and Interpretation Guide, Second Edition. This easy-to-use guide covers all body systems and fluids including a special chapter on acquisition and management of cytology specimens. Hundreds of vivid color images of normal tissue alongside abnormal tissue images – plus concise summaries of individual lesions and guidelines for interpretation - will enhance your ability to confidently face any diagnostic challenge.

  • A greatly expanded image collection, with more than 1,200 vivid, full-color photomicrographic illustrations depicting multiple variations of normal and abnormal tissue for fast and accurate diagnosis
  • Clear, concise descriptions of tissue sampling techniques, slide preparation and examination guidelines
  • Helpful hints for avoiding technical pitfalls and improving diagnostic quality of specimens
  • Includes all body systems and fluids as well as pathological changes associated with infectious agents
  • Histologic and histopathologic correlates provided in all organ system chapters.
  • User-friendly format and logical organization facilitates readability and learning.
  • Expert contributors represent the most respected leaders in the field.
  • NEW! Chapter on Fecal Cytology
  • Highlighted boxes featuring Key Points provide helpful tips for best conceptual understanding and diagnostic effectiveness
  • Photomicrographs now include more comparative histology
  • Discussions of broader uses of stains and immunocytochemistry for differential cytologic characterization
  • Expanded chapter on Advanced Diagnostic Techniques includes more methodology and application of current tools, representing advances in both aspiration and exfoliative cytology.
 

Contents

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING GUIDED SAMPLE COLLECTION
MANAGING THE CYTOLOGIC SPECIMEN
STAINING THE SPECIMEN
SITESPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS
SUBMITTING CYTOLOGY SPECIMENS TO A REFERENCE LABORATORY
NORMAL OR HYPERPLASTIC TISSUE
CYSTIC MASS
INFLAMMATION OR CELLULAR INFILTRATE
PROSTATE AND TESTES
SYNOVIAL FLUID EVALUATION
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
CYTOLOGY OF NERVOUS SYSTEM TISSUE
THE FUTURE OF NERVOUS SYSTEM CYTOLOGY
SUMMARY
General Cytodiagnostic Groups for Ocular Cytology

RESPONSE TO TISSUE INJURY
NEOPLASIA
NORMAL HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY
NORMALAPPEARING EPITHELIUM
NONINFECTIOUS INFLAMMATION
INFECTIOUS INFLAMMATION
PARASITIC INFESTATION
NEOPLASIA
RESPONSE TO TISSUE INJURY
GENERAL CYTODIAGNOSTIC GROUPS FOR LYMPHOID ORGAN CYTOLOGY
LYMPH NODES
EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS
CYTOLOGIC ARTIFACTS
SPLEEN
THYMUS
THE NASAL CAVITY
LARYNX
TRACHEA BRONCHI AND LUNGS
Normal Cytology of the Airway
COLLECTION TECHNIQUES
SAMPLE HANDLING
LABORATORY EVALUATION
NORMAL CYTOLOGY AND HYPERPLASIA
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF EFFUSIONS
SPECIFIC TYPES OF EFFUSIONS
PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS
ANCILLARY TESTS
ORAL CAVITY
SALIVARY GLAND
PANCREAS
ESOPHAGUS
CRITERIA FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CYTOLOGY
Inflammatory Cells
Atypical Cells
STOMACH
INTESTINE
COLONRECTUMFECAL
Key Points to Assess during Evaluation of DryMount Fecal Cytology
SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
NORMAL OR INCIDENTAL MICROSCOPIC FINDINGS
ABNORMAL MICROSCOPIC FINDINGS
SAMPLING THE LIVER
NORMAL LIVER AND GALLBLADDER
NONNEOPLASTIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS
NEOPLASIA
NORMAL ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY
SPECIALIZED COLLECTION TECHNIQUES
NORMAL RENAL CYTOLOGY
NONNEOPLASTIC AND BENIGN LESIONS OF THE URINARY TRACT
NEOPLASIA
Erythrocytes RBCs
Leukocytes WBCs
MAMMARY GLANDS OVARIES UTERUS AND VAGINA
EYELIDS
CONJUNCTIVAE
NICTITATING MEMBRANE
SCLERA
CORNEA
IRIS AND CILIARY BODY
AQUEOUS HUMOR
RETINA
VITREOUS BODY
ORBITAL CAVITY
NASOLACRIMAL APPARATUS
THYROID TUMORS
PARATHYROID TUMORS
TUMORS OF THE ENDOCRINE PANCREAS
CHEMORECEPTOR TUMORS
ADRENAL GLAND TUMORS
CARCINOIDS
SUMMARY
IMMUNODIAGNOSIS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPECIAL HISTOCHEMICAL STAINS
FLOW CYTOMETRY
IMAGE ANALYSIS
PCR FOR ANTIGEN RECEPTOR REARRANGEMENTS PARR
DETECTION OF CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES
CHOOSING ANCILLARY TESTS FOR SUSPECTED LYMPHOID NEOPLASIA
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