J. Aster – Hematopathology

Автор: J. Aster
Название книги: Hematopathology (2013)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Гематопатология
Страницы: 321
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Recognize the classic look of hematologic diseases and quickly confirm your diagnoses with Hematopathology: A Volume in the High Yield Pathology Series. A templated format, excellent color photographs, and authoritative content make this an ideal reference for busy pathologists.

High-Yield Pathology, with access to ExpertConsult.com,
is a new series of pathology textbooks providing quick
reference for the busy pathologist and student. We are
honored to join the growing family of volumes in this
series.
The study and practice of hematopathology require
appreciation of not only morphology but also the clinical,
laboratory, and molecular bases of hematologic disorders.
Only by considering all of these features is it
possible to arrive at the correct diagnosis. With this in
mind, Hematopathology integrates morphology with other
key diagnostic findings in a diverse collection of benign
and malignant hematologic disorders. The features that
define each entity are presented as bulleted lists to facilitate
easy access to information while working or teaching
at the microscope. We hope that it will serve as a useful
resource for general pathologists, hematopathologists,
and pathology trainees alike.
This book has a number of relatively unique features.
Numerous chapters are focused on the morphologies
(particularly the peripheral blood smear findings) of
infectious disorders and other “benign” hematologic
conditions. These entities are given short shrift in most
hematopathology reference books, but they increasingly
come up in the differential diagnosis of patients in this
age in which international travel has become routine. We
have also made an effort to pair classic images with upto-
date molecular data, presented in a concise fashion in
order to allow readers to have this information at their
fingertips whenever it is needed.
The authors would like to thank their professional
colleagues Frank Bunn, David Dorfman, Rob Hasserjian,
A.C. Laga Canales, Jason Hornick, Chris Fletcher, and
Dan Milner, who provided unique cases, and the
numerous residents and fellows who brought interesting
cases to our attention. We are appreciative of the professionalism
(and patience) of Andrew Hall, Dee Simpson,
and William Schmitt at Elsevier, who guided the book to
completion.
Many unique cases were provided by individuals who
are not listed as contributors. First and foremost among
these are Carola von Kapff and Frank Bunn. Carola
worked very closely with the late Jim Jandl, sole author
of several remarkably informative and entertaining hematology
textbooks. The old-fashioned kodachromes show
ing various disorders that Carola collected through the
years came under the care of Dr. Bunn, and the best of
these were converted to electronic images with the able
assistance of Mr. Andrew Hall at Elsevier. Other cases
were provided by colleagues at Partners Health Care—Drs.
David Dorfman, Robert Hasserjian, Jason Hornick,
Christopher Fletcher, Daniel Milner, and A.C. Laga
Canales, as well as Ms. Alicia Soriano, and Pat Fitzpatrick
in the hematology laboratory at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital.
Finally, special recognition goes to Dr. Geraldine Pinkus,
the long-time director of the hematopathology service at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Pinkus has trained
several generations of academic hematopathologists, in
cluding the three editors of this book. In doing so, she
has had an enormous positive impact on the practice of
hematopathology in the United States and beyond. Each
of us owes her a large debt of gratitude for her mentorship
in this challenging area of diagnostic pathology.