Clinical Pathology of Soft-Tissue Tumors

A comprehensive and multidisciplinary reference, Clinical Pathology of Soft-Tissue Tumors covers a variety of approaches to diagnose and manage soft-tissue tumors. Includes contributions from nearly 30 experts to facilitate better communication and wider applications among the different specialties treating soft-tissue tumors Compiling a plethora of resources for the multimodality treatment of rare neoplasms, Clinical Pathology of Soft-Tissue Tumors reviews basic principles of biopsy, staging, diagnosis, and treatment identifies advances in imaging evaluation using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, positron emission tomography (PET), and simple photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides up-to-date histopathologic classification of soft-tissue tumors evaluates immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular markers as diagnostic tools explores surgical, radiation, and chemotherapy treatment options and more Includes metanalyses of National Cancer Institute trials and results from trials conducted by the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and the Massachusetts General Hospital. Illustrated with nearly 400 photographs and micrographs and supplemented with over 2200 literature references, Clinical Pathology of Soft-Tissue Tumors stands alone as a helpful guide for pathologists; medical and pediatric oncologists; general and orthopedic surgeons; radiologists and radiation therapists; pediatricians; physiatrists; and medical school students in these disciplines .