Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast (Biopsy Interpretation Series) [Hardcover]

Stuart J. Schnitt (Author), Laura C. Collins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781791464 | ISBN-13: 978-0781791465 | Publication Date: September 16, 2008 | Edition: 1 Har/Psc

A practical guide for the diagnostic surgical pathologist, this book presents the diverse spectrum of pathologic alterations that occur in the breast in a manner analogous to the way they are encountered in daily practice. Lesions are grouped according to their histologic patterns to simulate the way pathologists face these lesions as they examine microscopic slides. The approach is based on pattern recognition and emphasizes differential diagnosis. The book contains over 500 full-color photomicrographs and 50 tables summarizing key clinical and pathologic features and differential diagnostic issues.

A companion Website will offer 900 full-color images, plus the fully searchable text and a test bank that is ideal for board preparation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Doody's Book Review Service, 16-DEC-09, Ivan Damjanov, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center -- "This book on breast pathology is part of the popular Biopsy Interpretation Series, which includes several well received titles in a similar format. This one predominantly deals with the most important benign and malignant breast lesions, but it is also eclectic and thus covers more or less the entire spectrum of changes to be found microscopically in breast biopsies. The book is well illustrated and includes access to a web site that contains additional histopathology pictures. "It is designed as a compact guide to surgical pathology of breast biopsies to serve as a quick reference for practicing surgical pathologists, but it also could serve as a textbook for pathologists in training. The authors meet their objectives with this very useful book. Intended for surgical pathologists, its readers will include both practicing pathologists and novices at various educational levels of training. The authors are among the leading experts in the field of breast pathology with a number of important publications to their credit. They are also well known educators and serve as consultants to many other pathologists. The book reflects their long-term commitment to the study of breast pathology and is based on years of practice as well as discussions about various breast lesions. "Like the other titles in this series, this book comes in a relatively small format, which will make if handy as a desk reference. The 20 chapters begin with normal anatomy and histology of the breast and end with specimen processing, evaluation, and reporting. It covers all breast pathology, including reactive inflammatory lesions, benign tumors, and malignant tumors. Common lesions are given more space than the rare entities, but the less common ones are discussed. I could not find any significant omissions. All chapters are well illustrated with high quality color photographs and well referenced with relevant and recent citations referring to articles in the leading pathology journals. The text is supplemented with tables summarizing key diagnostic features and differential diagnosis. In addition to the 550 color microphotographs, there are 300 photographs in the web site supplement which is available to readers through an access code. "There are currently several very good surgical pathology books dealing with breast pathology, but none of them summarizes the salient problems of breast pathology better and more comprehensively than this compact yet truly wonderful book. My colleagues, who know much more breast pathology than I, swear by it and use it to support their diagnoses and even to occasionally lecture me by quoting from its pages. Over the last few months, I have also begun to use it and I have become convinced that it contains just the right amount of facts for an ideal quick, yet trustworthy reference. I enthusiastically recommend it to practicing pathologists and their trainees."-Ivan Damjanov, MD, reviewing for Doody's Book Review Service. Weighted Numerical Score: 100, 5 Stars

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 Har/Psc edition (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781791464
• ISBN-13: 978-0781791465
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for pathologists, October 25, 2008

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This review is from: Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast (Biopsy Interpretation Series) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book that is well organized, well written and beautifully illustrated. I have found this to be an extremely useful reference during the course of surgical pathology signout. Discussion of diagnostic problems in which I have been interested have been easy to find and clearly addressed. I think this is a "must have" book for practicing pathologists, pathology residents and pathology fellows. It is also likely to be a useful reference for clinicians involved in the care of patients with breast diseases.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Online resource hobbled ..., February 1, 2011

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Forrest Ritland (Flagstaff, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast (Biopsy Interpretation Series) (Hardcover)

This hard cover text book is an excellent resource for the practicing pathologist. The online text was great until January, 2011, when Lippincott took down what was an excellent, fast and efficient, online resource and replaced it with a miserably restricted version, which seems like a limited version of Amazon's "Click to Look Inside" function. The online reference text now displays just page by page. It can no longer be scrolled or printed. It can be searched, but its rudimentary search function merely returns a list (10 entries at a time) of every page on which the word appears, along with a 5-6 word sentence fragment for context (no chapter or section title). From that minimal information, I cannot figure out which is the pertinent entry for my query. It's faster for me to get up, get the printed text book off the library shelf, and look it up there.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars to the point, May 1, 2009

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Dr. Konstantinos Linos (Albany, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast (Biopsy Interpretation Series) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book. It does not have a lot of blah blah ( you know what I mean!!) but it has all the necessary information to function as a resident and an attending. I really enjoyed it, as from a linguistic point of view is so well written. And tons of pictures. Recommended