Breast Pathology, 3rd Edition: A Comprehensive Guide for Surgical Pathologists

Written with practicality in mind, Breast Pathology, 3rd Edition is an authoritative guide for surgical pathologists, providing expert guidance on the selection and optimal use of diagnostic techniques when reporting on breast specimens. Authored by Dr. David J. Dabbs and a team of internationally acclaimed pathologists, this comprehensive resource incorporates genomic and molecular information, gross and microscopic findings, radiologic and laboratory diagnosis, theranostics, and immunohistochemistry to cover every aspect of benign and malignant lesions of the breast.

Stay Up-to-Date with Recent Advances in Breast Pathology

This latest edition brings you fully up to speed with recent advances in breast pathology, including:

• New molecular information for breast entities
• New surgical techniques
• More widely used multigene prognostic tests
• Assays used to determine treatment, such as PD-L1 as a new immunotherapy biomarker for triple-negative breast cancer

Comprehensive Coverage of Breast Pathology and Molecular Diagnosis

Breast Pathology, 3rd Edition incorporates the latest classifications of breast pathology and molecular diagnosis, ensuring you have access to the most current and accurate information. Each topical chapter is organized around relevant genomic and molecular information, clinical presentation, gross and microscopic pathologic findings, and diagnostic and molecular immunohistochemistry.

The book also provides:

• Immunohistochemistry mapping for each entity according to diagnostic, theranostic, and genomic applications
• Detailed guidance on breast specimen handling to ensure proper sampling and processing for optimal molecular and immunohistochemistry results
• A convenient quick reference at the beginning of each chapter, featuring all relevant diagnostic, theranostic, and genomic data for fast retrieval
• Approximately 2,000 full-color pathological images that clearly depict clinical, radiological, molecular, immunohistochemical, and theranostic aspects of disease
• Biomarker guideline updates throughout
• Reflections of updates to new tumor staging data in the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th Edition and updated ASCO/CAP guidelines for interpreting HER2 assays

With Breast Pathology, 3rd Edition, you can trust that you have the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource at your fingertips to minimize diagnostic variation and error in the sign-out room.

Publication Details:

Publisher: Elsevier

Language: English

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 1019

ISBN-10: 0323795226

ISBN-13: 978-0323795227

Published: September 15, 2023