Pancreas and Biliary Tract Cytohistology

Description

This book focuses on all aspects of pancreatic pathology, from key features of benign and malignant lesions to diagnostic pearls for differential diagnosis of encountered entities in pancreatobiliary fine needle aspirations and small biopsies. Chapters include a brief introduction and a practical approach to diagnose benign and malignant lesions. The key cytomorphologic features and main differential diagnoses are also summarized in concise tables. Richly colored images complement the text and represent key findings pertaining to the text discussion. An important and current chapter on molecular testing proves to be very useful for the readership for their daily practice in this era of targeted therapy. Written by experts in the fields, all authors contribute their collective experience of preeminent cytopathology service spanning a long time span. Pancreas and Biliary Tract Cytohistology serves as a practical resource for cytotechnologists, cytopathologists and pathologists who are practicing cytopathology and rendering diagnoses on small biopsy samples on pancreatic lesions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Indications and Techniques of Fine-Needle Aspiration of the Pancreas (Lauren Pioppo, Amy Tyberg)....Pages 1-20 Reporting of Pancreatico-biliary Cytopathology (Abha Goyal)....Pages 21-35 Cytology of Normal Pancreas (Ami P. Patel, Rema Rao)....Pages 37-63 Nonneoplastic Solid Mass Lesions of the Pancreas (Simon Sung, Rema Rao)....Pages 65-93 Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Its Variants (Kartik Viswanathan, Rema Rao)....Pages 95-145 Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Other Solid Tumors of Pancreas (Jacob Sweeney, Rema Rao)....Pages 147-179 Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (Lorene Yoxtheimer, Abha Goyal)....Pages 181-202 Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms (Lorene Yoxtheimer, Abha Goyal)....Pages 203-215 Other Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas (Abha Goyal)....Pages 217-237 Metastases to the Pancreas (Momin T. Siddiqui)....Pages 239-257 Bile Duct Brush Cytology (Abha Goyal)....Pages 259-274 Ancillary Studies in the Cytologic Diagnosis of Pancreatico-biliary Lesions (Jonas J. Heymann)....Pages 275-340 Back Matter ....Pages 341-350