Intestinal neoplasia comprises a large part of a surgical pathologist¿s workload. Pathologists
play a key role not only in the classification of malignancies but also in assisting screening
programs identifying incidental neoplasms and guiding treatment by providing essential
prognostic features for individual entities. A large variety of neoplasms affect the intestines
and there is ongoing discovery of new entities and prognostic features for known diseases.
Pathologists and trainees should have a solid understanding of key morphologic features
pitfalls and differential diagnoses. Importantly pathologists should recognize and
communicate features that help their clinical colleagues in making treatment decisions with
the ultimate goal of benefiting the patient first and foremost.The first volume of the Atlas of
Intestinal Pathology provides a comprehensive yet concise primarily visual review of
intestinal neoplasms. It also serves as a useful resource primarily for pathologists and
trainees in pathology by providing a concise yet comprehensive summary of morphology of
intestinal neoplasia. Clinical practitioners and trainees also benefit from an understanding of
the pathologic correlates to the diseases they manage.
