Gattuso´s Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Surgical Pathology** Widely used by residents, fellows, and practicing pathologists around the world, Gattuso’s Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology provides a user-friendly road map to the main criteria to consider in order to differentiate between a variety of potential diagnoses that all have a very similar appearance. This comprehensive guide helps you make informed decisions for even your most complex and challenging cases, presenting a comprehensive differential diagnosis list and comparisons for every entity discussed. The 4th Edition brings you fully up to date with updated diagnostic techniques, new classifications, and new content throughout-perfect for quick reference at every microscope in the sign-out room.- Provides brief descriptions of both common and uncommon disorders, with an emphasis on differential diagnosis, along with excellent illustrative examples of the pathology and carefully selected references- Streamlines the differential diagnosis process by offering a series of bullet point checklists that detail the respective features of the entities being considered- Discusses a complete range of tumors and tumor-like conditions in all organ systems- Contains updated information on personalized/precision medicine especially as it pertains to the immunotherapies; for example, PDL-1 targeted therapies in many cancers- Includes new classification of neuroendocrine tumors, new classification and updates of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, and a new section on the most common metastatic tumors and utilization of ancillary techniques for diagnosis and molecular studies- Uses a reader friendly, outline format for each diagnosis that details clinical information, epidemiology, gross and microscopic findings, ancillary stains and tests, differential diagnoses, and pearls of wisdom- Features 1,400 full-color macro- and micrographs that provide a realistic basis for comparison of what you see under the microscope- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices