Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Uterine and Ovarian Cancers

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Fig. 14.1 Proliferative endometrium. The glands are round to tubular with pseudostratified nuclei and mitotic figures 14.3.1.2 Sixteen Day Endometrium Sixteen day endometrium is characterized by glands with cells displaying subnuclear…

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Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Colorectal Cancer

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Fig. 22.1 Anatomy of the colon and rectum with segments labeled. Peritonealized and non-peritonealized segments are shaded different colors The transverse colon is suspended from a sheet of peritonealized fat, the…

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Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer

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eliminate bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, define the term adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), define the term minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA), revive the term “lepidic,” promote comprehensive histologic subtyping, emphasize and introduce the term…

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Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Melanoma

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Fig. 32.1 Intraepidermal melanocytic proliferations. a Atypical lentiginous melanocytic hyperplasia in lentigo maligna, b nested intraepidermal melanocytic proliferation in a compound dysplastic nevus with slight cytological atypia, c nested and pagetoid…

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Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Pancreatic Cancer

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Fig. 26.1 Normal pancreas 26.2.5 Pancreatic Cancer and Precursor Lesions Despite representing only a small portion of the epithelial component, the vast majority (greater than 90 %) of pancreatic neoplasms have a…

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Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Breast Cancer

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Fig. 12.1 Normal breast (a), and lactational changes (b) Table 12.1 Markers of luminal epithelial cells and myoepithelial cells in the terminal ductular-lobular unit (TDLU) Luminal cells Myoepithelial cells CK18 CK14 CK19…

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Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Prostate Cancer

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Fig. 10.1 Embryological development of the prostate The differentiation and growth of the prostate gland is androgen dependent [4]. The primary androgen involved is testosterone, the majority of which is produced…

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Epidemiology of Melanoma

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Fig. 31.1 Clinical flowchart for melanoma management. This diagram is simplified from the 2014 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines [24] Light-based visual technologies were developed in the 1990s to…

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Basic Techniques in Molecular Pathology

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Fig. 4.1 Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) picture of a tumor showing neoplastic, inflammatory, and stromal cells. H&E stained section of a tumor showing neoplastic cells (arrow head), inflammatory cells (double arrow…

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