Gastrointestinal Pathology

By Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preirer, MD (MacKenzie Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Labratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA); Patrick Lantz, MD (Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Bowman-Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston- Salem, USA); Amy Noffsinger, MD (Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA); Grant Stemmermann, MD (Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA); Peter G. Isaacson This text delineates the spectrum of changes possible throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Coverage includes anatomy, infectious diseases, clinical manifestations, radiology, and pathologic analysis. Divided by anatomical section, each area is covered in chapters on normal anatomy, non-neoplastic lesions, and neoplastic lesions. Also covered are: inflammatory bowel disease; polyposis syndromes; malignant lymphomas and haematologic malignancies; mesenchymal neoplasms; and cytology of the gastrointestinal tract. This updated edition includes new illustrations, pathophysiologic concepts, more paediatric pathology, more mucosal biopsy interpretation, molecular biologic information, and a new chapter on AIDS-related diseases and motility disorders. CONTENTS General Features of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Evaluation of Specimens Derived from It The Nonneoplastic Esophagus The Neoplastic Esophagus The Nonneoplastic Stomach The Neoplastic Stomach The Nonneoplastic Small Intestine Epithelial Tumors of the Small Intestine Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Appendix The Neoplastic Appendix Motility Disorders Inflammatory Bowel Disease Polyposis and Hereditary Cancer Syndromes The Nonneoplastic Colon Epithelial Neoplasms of the Colon The Nonneoplastic Anus Neoplastic Lesions of the Anus Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Lesions Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract Mesenchymal Tumors INDEX