Frozen Section Library: Appendix, Colon, and Anus - Softcover

Panarelli, Nicole C.; Yantiss, Rhonda K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441965831 ISBN 13: 9781441965837

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

As a handbook for practicing pathologists, this book will be an indispensable aid to diagnosis and avoiding dangers in one of the most challenging situations that pathologists encounter. Rapid consideration of differential diagnoses and how to avoid traps caused by frozen section artifacts will be readily accessible to the users of this handbook. Currently, there is no other up-to-date single-source reference specifically focused on frozen sections of the lower gastrointestinal tract.

About this title

About the Author

Nicole C. Panarelli, MD is affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY. Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD is Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.

From the Back Cover

Frozen sections are performed while a patient is undergoing surgery as a basis for making an immediate diagnosis that will impact treatment decisions. Frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the pathologist who must render a diagnosis quickly for the patient and surgeon.The Frozen Section Library Series will provide concise, user-friendly, site specific handbooks that are well-illustrated and highlight the pitfalls, artifacts, and differential diagnosis issues that arise in the hurried frozen section scenario. Nicole C. Panarelli, MD is affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD is Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441965831
• ISBN 13: 9781441965837
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 145