Biopsy Interpretation of the Bladder, Second edition presents state-of-the-art, practical information that is required to evaluate biopsies of the urothelial tract.

From normal anatomy and histology to a range of both common and unusual pathological findings, this diagnostic resource delivers current information to help accurately identify all lesions, tumors, and tumor-like lesions for the bladder.

Highlights of this edition include:

• full-color illustrations throughout
• a new chapter on urine cytology
• increased emphasis on differential diagnosis
• more tables with immunohistochemistry panels
• the latest World Health Organization and International Society of Urologic Pathology classification system

A companion website includes the fully searchable text, an image bank with 1,500 additional e-figures, and an interactive quiz bank that is ideal for board exam preparation.

Contents

1. Normal Bladder Anatomy and Variants of Normal Histology
2. Flat Urothelial Lesions
3. Papillary Urothelial Neoplasms and their Precursors
4. Urothelial Neoplasms with Inverted Growth Patterns
5. Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma
6. Histological Variants of Urothelial Carcinoma
7. Conventional Morphologic, Prognostic, and Predictive Factors and Reporting of Bladder Cancer
8. Glandular Lesions
9. Squamous Lesions
10. Cystitis
11. Mesenchymal Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions
12. Miscellaneous Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions
13. Secondary Tumors of the Bladder
14. Urinary Cytology

Index

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