This book covers the full spectrum of benign and malignant conditions of the genitourinary tract with emphasis on common entities encountered in daily practice. The volume is heavily illustrated and contains useful algorithms that guide the reader through the differential diagnosis and cyto-histologic correlation of common and uncommon entities with appropriate clinical correlations. This book will serve as a valuable quick reference for pathologists, cytopathologists, cytotechnologists, fellows and residents in the field.

Genitourinary system cytopathology specimens and small biopsies are common specimens, with a growing number of renal fine needle aspirations and core biopsy procedures being performed each year. Genitourinary System Cytology and Small Biopsy Specimens focuses on the correlation between urinary tract cytology and surgical pathology, including the evaluation of germ cell tumor metastasis to distant sites. Aspiration and exfoliative cytology samples obtained from all areas of and related to the genitourinary tract are highlighted in individualized chapters for these entities. The growing body of information in personalized medicine and molecular discoveries in the field of genitourinary pathology demands focus as well; hence an integrated approach to molecular diagnostics is presented in each chapter.

In summary, this book will provide an illustrative and algorithmic approach to every day practice of genitourinary cytopathology and small biopsy material, using appropriate cytologic-histologic correlation format and incorporating recent updates in terminology, guidelines, and ancillary studies.

Autorentext

Christopher J. VandenBussche MD PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Associate Director, Cytopathology Laboratory

Cytopathology Fellowship Program Director

Department of Pathology

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

USA

Carla L. Ellis MD, MS

Director, Renal Pathology Division

Associate Professor of Pathology

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

USA

Inhalt

Urinary Tract Exfoliative Cytology & Biopsy Specimens: Non-Neoplastic Findings.- Urinary Tract Exfoliative Cytology & Biopsy Specimens: Low Grade Urothelial Neoplasms.- Urinary Tract Exfoliative Cytology & Biopsy Specimens: High Grade Urothelial Carcinoma.- Urinary Tract Exfoliative Cytology & Biopsy Specimens: Other Urothelial Tract Neoplasms.- Renal Fine Needle Aspiration & Core Biopsy Specimens: Renal Cell Carcinomas.- Renal Fine Needle Aspiration & Core Biopsy Specimens: Urothelial Carcinoma and other Non-Renal Malignancies.- Renal Fine Needle Aspiration & Core Biopsy Specimens: Benign Entities and Non-Neoplastic Findings.- Adrenal Gland.- Fine Needle Aspiration & Core Biopsy Specimens: Germ Cell Neoplasms.- Miscellaneous Lesions of the Genitourinary System.