WHO CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS PAEDIATRIC TUMOURS (PART A AND B (2 VOLUME SET)

DESCRIPTION

Paediatric Tumours is Volume 7 in the 5th edition of the WHOseries on the classification of human tumours. Thisseries (also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standard forthe diagnosis of tumours and comprises a uniquesynthesis of histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology.These authoritative and concise reference books provide indispensableinternational standards for anyone involved in the care of patients with canceror in cancer research, underpinning individual patient treatment as well asresearch into all aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, andeducation.
Whats new in this edition?
The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of TumoursEditorial Board, will establish a single coherent cancer classificationpresented across a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis ofanatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) andstructured in a systematic manner, with each tumourtype listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class),type, and subtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign tomalignant and are described under an updated set of headings, includinghistopathology, diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-readessential and desirable diagnostic criteria.
Who should read this book?

Pathologists

Oncologists

Radiologists

Surgeons

Oncologynurses

Cancerresearchers

Epidemiologists

Cancerregistrars

This doublevolume

Prepared by413 authors and editors

Contributorsfrom around the world

More than2400 high-quality images

More than7800 references

INDEX

Part A

Introductionto paediatric tumours

Haematolymphoid disorders

CNS tumours

Peripheral neuroblastic tumours

Eye tumours

Soft tissueand bone tumours

Part B

Germ cell tumours

Renal andmale genital tumours

Femalegenital tumours

Breast tumours

Digestivesystem tumours

Endocrine tumours

Head andneck tumours

Thoracic tumours

Skin tumours

Genetic tumour syndromes