Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and BoneThis book is an authoritative, concise reference, prepared by 147 authors from 28 countries. It contains more than 800 colour photographs, numerous MRIs, ultrasound images, CT scans, charts and approximately 2000 references. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics and predictive factors. |
Contents
SOFT TISSUE TUMOURS | 9 |
Adipocytic Tumours | 19 |
Fibroblastic Myofibroblastic Tumours | 47 |
Socalled Fibrohistiocytic Tumours | 109 |
Smooth Muscle Tumours | 127 |
Pericytic Perivascular Tumours | 135 |
Skeletal Muscle Tumours | 140 |
Vascular Tumours | 155 |
Fibrohistiocytic Tumours | 291 |
Ewing Sarcoma Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumour | 297 |
Haematopoietic Neoplasms | 301 |
Giant Cell Tumours | 309 |
Notochordal Tumours | 314 |
Vascular Tumours | 319 |
Myogenic Lipogenic Neuraland Epithelial Tumours | 324 |
Tumours of Undefined Neoplastic Nature | 337 |
ChondroOsseous Tumours | 179 |
Tumours of Uncertain Differentiation | 184 |
BONE TUMOURS | 225 |
Cartilage Tumours | 233 |
Osteogenic Tumours | 259 |
Fibrogenic Tumours | 287 |
Congenital and Inherited Syndromes Associated with Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours | 349 |
Contributors | 369 |
Source of charts and photographs | 374 |
References | 376 |
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