Papillary Urothelial Neoplasms and Their Precursors The World Health Organization (WHO)/International Society of Urological Pathologists (ISUP) classification of noninvasive papillary urothelial lesions is outlined in Table 3.1 (1). The diagnosis…
Squamous Lesions SQUAMOUS METAPLASIA Squamous epithelium, particularly in the area of the trigone, is a common finding in women (Fig. 9.1) (also see Chapter 1). Trigonal squamous epithelium in women…
Flat Urothelial Lesions There are four main reasons a surgical pathologist is asked to evaluate flat (cystoscopically apparent or unapparent) lesions. The first two indications involve multiple random biopsies by…
Urothelial Neoplasms With Inverted Growth Patterns INVERTED UROTHELIAL PAPILLOMA This is a benign tumor of the urinary bladder constituting less than 1% of urothelial neoplasms. Cystoscopically, they appear as solitary,…
Morphologic, Prognostic, and Predictive Factors and Reporting of Bladder Cancer The traditional morphologic, prognostic, and predictive factors for bladder cancer vary according to the type of bladder cancer presentation in…
Normal Bladder Anatomy and Variants of Normal Histology Understanding the normal anatomy of the bladder is of paramount importance since its landmarks are used to stage, establish clinical risk, and…
Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck James Y. Suen Gresham T. Richter INTRODUCTION Hemangiomas and vascular malformations (VMs) are not cancers, but they occur frequently in the…
Application of Advances in Endoscopic and Robot-Assisted Approaches to the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Jason G. Newman Bert W. O’Malley Jr. INTRODUCTION The history of medicine has included…
Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Allen C. Sherman Stephanie Simonton-Atchley INTRODUCTION Cancer of the head and neck (HNC) and its treatments are associated with considerable burdens. Traditional…
Supportive and Palliative Care Ahmed Elsayem Eduardo Bruera INTRODUCTION Palliative care is a discipline that strives to alleviate the physical and psychological suffering of patients and their families and to…
