Diagnostic atlas of non-neoplastic lung disease : a practical guide for surgical pathologists [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Normal lung, common artifacts, and incidental findings -- Interstitial diseases I : cellular variants -- Interstitial diseases II : fibrotic variants -- Airspace predominant diseases -- Diffuse alveolar damage/acute interstitial pneumonia -- Necrotizing non-infectious diseases -- Infections I : non-granulomatous pneumonias -- Infection II : granulomatous infections -- Pneumoconiosis -- Pulmonary hypertension and other non-inflammatory vascular disorders -- Large and small airway disease -- Miscellaneous nodules, depositions, and cysts -- Pediatric lung diseases.

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Diagnostic Atlas of Non-Neoplastic Lung Disease provides the practicing pathologist with the tools necessary to synthesize diagnoses in biopsy and surgical specimens of non-neoplastic lung disease. Classification of non-neoplastic lung disease has become increasingly complex, especially in diffuse lung diseases where terminology has been changing and clinical and radiologic input is advocated for diagnosis. As a result, general surgical pathologists may feel ill-equipped to interpret such specimens. In this heavily illustrated and concisely written book, Dr. Katzenstein, a leading authority.