Diagnostic Pathology: Familial Cancer Syndromes - E-Book

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an up-to-date, comprehensive diagnostic support tool for pathologists, oncologists, and other physicians who diagnose and treat patients with cancer. An excellent point-of-care reference for practitioners at all levels of experience and training, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Familial Cancer Syndromes offers clinically useful information on hereditary cancer syndromes, including differential diagnosis and management. Richly illustrated and easy to use, this volume is ideal as a one-stop resource for day-to-day reference or as a reliable training tool. - Helps physicians recognize syndromes and syndrome-associated neoplasms and advise treating physicians, patients, and their families on the possibility of a familial syndrome and their risk of developing other tumors - Addresses a wide range of inherited tumor syndromes to increase understanding of the gross and histologic features of syndromic-associated neoplasms as well as associated manifestations - Part I includes nearly 100 detailed chapters describing diagnoses by organ and system associated with familial cancer syndromes; Part II contains more than 80 chapters with detailed descriptions of major inherited syndromes (cross-referenced with diagnoses); and Part III features an updated Molecular Factors Index that includes a complete description of each known gene associated with a familial cancer syndrome - Includes substantial updates throughout, with more than a dozen new chapters, new images and references, updated guidelines and classifications based on the 2025 WHO Classification of Tumours: Genetic Tumour Syndromes, details on the newest familial cancer syndromes, and more - Contains hundreds of tables organized by body part and/or organ…