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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.9948107582 EAN: 9780781786478 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0781786479 Label: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: July 01, 2006 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This textbook provides practical information on how to perform and interpret smears and use smears for diagnostic intraoperative neuropathology. The book covers most aspects of brain biopsies that require intraoperative or "frozen section" diagnosis, including tumors, non-neoplastic lesions, infectious diseases, and metastases to the brain. The author also discusses more general aspects of smears, including their preparation and general interpretation. Emphasis is on the structural information about brain lesions supplied by the technique of smears, as well as the patterns of smears produced by different tumors. More than 200 full-color illustrations complement the text. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Superb bookDiagnostic Neuropathology Smears by Joseph is an excellent resource for the general pathologist. As the book explains, smears are superior to frozen sections for the intraoperative assessment of brain lesions in the vast majority of cases (they conserve tissue, minimize artifacts, and provide additional information to the permanent sections). However, no general pathology or cytology text that I am aware of adequately addresses the CNS. The photomicrographs in this book are superb, ... Read More 
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