Breast Cytopathology: Assessing the Value of FNAC in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions (Monographs in Clinical Cytology, Band 24)

Breast cytopathology is a field characterized by practicality and diagnostic efficacy. This book focuses mainly on morphology with helpful hints for recognizing benign lesions and the main features of malignancy. It reviews specific features of various lesions and the consequences of the diagnosis for the management of the patient. Each chapter contains high-quality cytology images accompanying the descriptions including comparison images to distinguish the most important morphological features and to help in the differential diagnosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) sampling and pre paration technique fixation staining and principles of its interpretation are covered. Immunocytochemistry and ancillary techniques are outlined as well as the main clinical and radiological features of breast lesions and the cytological diagnostics of axillary lymph nodes. This publication will be of great use to medical practitioners in their first approach to breast cytopathology as well as to pathologists and cytotechnicians with little to moderate experience in the field.