Main description:

User-friendly and concise, the new edition of this popular reference is your #1 guide for the appropriate use of immunohistochemical stains. Dr. David J. Dabbs and leading experts in the field use a consistent, organ system approach to cover all aspects of the field, with an emphasis on the role of genomics in diagnosis and theranostic applications that will better inform treatment options. Each well-written and well-researched chapter is enhanced with diagnostic algorithms, charts, tables, and superb, full-color histologic images, making this text a practical daily resource for all surgical pathologists.

Features a systematic approach to the diagnostic entities of each organ system, including detailed differential diagnoses, diagnostic algorithms, and immunohistograms that depict immunostaining patterns of tumors.
Covers many more antigens than other texts, and discusses antibody specifications with tables that convey information on uses, clones, vendors, sources, antibody titers, and types of antigen retrieval.
Discusses diagnostic pitfalls through immunohistologic differential diagnosis wherever appropriate so you can provide the most accurate diagnoses.

Contains new material on non-lymphoid malignancies, Hodgkin/non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and an expanded chapter on digital imaging and quantitative immunohistochemistry.
Provides new grading schemes for several organs, along with new antibodies to cover more genomic immunohistochemistry applications.
Offers more emphasis in the breast section of "eyes on" tissue for molecular/IHC prognostics compared to the current trend of gene-expression profiling of breast cancer.
Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contents:

1. Techniques of Immunohistochemistry: Principles, Pitfalls, and Standardization

2. Molecular Anatomic Pathology: Principles, Techniques, and Application to Immunohistologic Diagnosis

3. Immunohistology of Infectious Diseases

4. Immunohistology of Neoplasms of Soft Tissue and Bone

5. Immunohistology of Bone Marrow, Spleen and Histiocytic Disorders

6. Immunohistology of Lymph Node and Lymph Node Neoplasms

7. Immunohistology of Melanocytic Neoplasms

8. Immunohistology of Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site

9. Immunohistology of Head and Neck Lesions

10. Immunohistology of Endocrine Tumors

11. Immunohistology of the Mediastinum

12. Immunohistology of Lung and Pleural Neoplasms

13. Immunohistology of Skin Tumors

14. Immunohistology of the Gastrointestinal Tract

15. Immunohistology of Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Tract

16. Immunohistology of the Prostate

17. Immunohistology of the Bladder, Kidney, and Testis

18. Immunohistology of the Female Genital Tract

19. Immunohistology of the Breast

20. Immunohistology of the Nervous System

21. Immunocytology

22. Immunohistology of Pediatric Neoplasms

23. Imaging and Quantitative Immunohistochemistry