Modern Soft Tissue Pathology (2^nd Ed.) Tumors and Non-Neoplastic Conditions

Fully updated throughout, the second edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive guide to the pathology of soft tissue tumors and tumor-like lesions. Reflecting the latest WHO classification throughout, this new edition incorporates advances in clinicopathologic, biologic and genetic studies. As such, detailed coverage of immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics is included for each entity. Soft tissue tumors are broadly defined to include metastatic melanomas, carcinomas, and lymphoid proliferations in soft tissue, enabling the reader to distinguish between easily confused entities.

Chapters are richly illustrated throughout with high-quality colour images, depicting both typical histology and variants of each entity. Each printed copy of this new edition is also packaged with a password, providing online access to the book's text and images. Written and edited by renowned international leaders in the field, this is an essential guide to all diagnostic modalities in soft tissue pathology.

- 1. Overview of soft tissue tumors
- 2. Radiologic evaluation of soft tissue tumors
- 3. Immunohistochemistry of soft tissue tumors
- 4. Genetics of soft tissue tumors
- 5. Molecular genetics of soft tissue tumors
- 6. Fibroblast biology, fasciitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis
- 7. Fibromas and benign fibrous histiocytomas
- 8. Fibromatoses
- 9. Benign fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferations in children
- 10. Childhood fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferations of variable biologic potential
- 11. Myxomas and ossifying fibromxxoid tumor
- 12. Solitary fibrous tumor, hemangiopericytoma, and related tumors
- 13. Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic neoplasms with malignant potential
- 14. Lipoma variants and conditions simulating lipomatous tumors
- 15. Atypical lipomatous tumors and liposarcomas
- 16. Smooth muscle tumors
- 17. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
- 18. Stromal tumors and tumor-like lesions of the female genital tract
- 19. Angiomyolipoma and other perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas)
- 20. Rhabdomyomas and rhabdomyosarcomas
- 21. Hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, and reactive vascular proliferations
- 22. Hemangioendotheliomas, angiosarcomas, and Kaposi's sarcoma
- 23. Glomus tumor, glomangiopericytoma, myopericytoma, and juxtaglomerular tumor
- 24. Nerve sheath tumors
- 25. Neuroectodermal tumors: melanocytic, glial, and meningeal neoplasms
- 6. Paragangliomas
- 27. Primary soft tissue tumors with epithelial differentiation
- 28. Malignant mesothelioma and other mesothelial proliferations
- 29. Merkel cell carcinoma and metastatic and sarcomatoid carcinomas involving soft tissue
- 30. Cartilage- and bone-forming tumors
- 31. Small round cell tumors
- 32. Alveolar soft part sarcoma
- 33. Pathology of synovia and tendons
- 34. Miscellaneous tumor-like lesions, and histiocytic and foreign body reactions
- 35. Lymphoid, myeloid, histiocytic, and dendritic cell proliferations in soft tissues
- 36. Cytology of soft tissue lesions
- 37. Surgical management of soft tissue sarcoma: histologic type and grade guide surgical planning and integration of multimodality therapy
- 38. Medical oncology of soft tissue sarcomas .

Markku Miettinen, MD, PhD, is Senior Clinician and Head of Surgical Pathology at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland.