Main description:

This succinct book guides the trainee through the hurdles of fledgling cytology practice and can also be used throughout the career as an aide memoire by the more experienced. Whilst there are several well established and excellent textbooks on general cytology, these are by and large reference books rather than bench books that can lie beside each individual trainee's microscope and be resourced continually before and during each case. With numerous illustrations to enthuse the reader and make cytological practice a more enjoyable and educational experience, the book also highlights points of diagnostic difficulty, particularly with regard to the differentiation of neoplastic from non-neoplastic disease.

This bench book will be an invaluable reference guide to histo- and cyto-pathology trainees as well as consultants who want a quick refresher/reference point.

Contents:

General Cytopathological Practice.- Brain And Cerebrospinal Fluid.- Respiratory Tract Cytology.- Serous Fluids.- The Thyroid Gland.- Lymph Nodes.- The Salivary Glands.- The Gastrointestinal System, including the Biliary Tract, Pancreas and Liver.- Urinary Tract and Retroperitoneal Cytology.- The Female Genital Tract.- The Breast.- Soft Tissue and Bone and Joint Cytology.- Skin Cytology.