SCHEUER'S LIVER BIOPSY INTERPRETATION, 9TH EDITION

For over 40 years Scheuer’s Liver Biopsy Interpretation has been an invaluable resource for the pathologist in practice and in training in helping to solve diagnostic problems at the microscope. Lavishly illustrated in full color throughout it covers all aspects of liver pathology from the normal, the hepatidities, childhood disease and neoplasms. Copious technical tips and diagnostic 'pearls' reflect the extensive experience and insight of the late Peter Scheuer and Jay Lefkowitch.. Throughout the text histopathologic features are correlated with clinical features to provide a practical account of how pathology impacts the diagnosis and management of liver disease.

Features:
- Single authored approach provides a uniformity and clarity of approach that other texts cannot match.
- Practical diagnostic clues assist both the experienced and novice practitioners formulate an accurate diagnosis and avoid error.
- Practical advice on diagnostic pitfalls and how to avoid them to help minimize reporting errors.
- Glossary of frequently used terms and descriptions used in the pathology report provides a useful quick reference for trainee pathologists and clinical hepatologists to assist in the writing and reading of a pathology report.
- Image bank Assists readers in preparing presentations and reports
- Over 300 color photomicrographs illustrate a wide range of pathologic appearances and help identify each diagnostic entity under discussion.

New To This Edition:
Histopathology correlated with clinically relevant molecular genetics and immunohistochemistry to keep the user up-to-date with all the latest diagnostic tools.

Latest coverage of drug induced liver injury including adverse reactions to new biologics and alternative medicines to help both the clinician and pathologist avoid diagnostic errors.

Increased coverage of cytopathology in the assessment of liver tumors to provide further clinical clues to diagnosis.

Many new high quality color illustrations to help the user identify a wide variety of pathologic lesions.

Author
Jay H. Lefkowitch, MD, Professor of Clinical Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York

Contents
1 General Principles of Biopsy Assessment
2 Laboratory Techniques
3 The Normal Liver
4 Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Pathological Features
5 Biliary Disease
6 Acute Viral Hepatitis
7 Steatosis, Steatohepatitis and Related Conditions
8 Drugs and Toxins
9 Chronic Hepatitis
10 Cirrhosis
11 Neoplasms and Nodules
12 Vascular Disorders
13 Childhood Liver Disease and Metabolic Disorders
14 Disturbances of Copper and Iron Metabolism
15 The Liver in Systemic Disease and Pregnancy
16 The Liver in Organ Transplantation
17 Electron Microscopy and Other Techniques