Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology

• Main Authors: Lacruz, César R. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saénz de Santamaría, Javier (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bardales, Ricardo H. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Series: Essentials in Cytopathology, 13
• Subjects: Pathology.; Laboratory medicine.; Laboratory Medicine.
• Physical Description: XV, 420 p. 210 illus., 204 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319984919
• ISSN: 1574-9053 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98491-9

This book covers the full spectrum of benign and malignant conditions of the central nervous system with emphasis cytomorphologic characteristics and differential diagnosis. The volume is heavily illustrated and contains useful algorithms that guide the reader through the differential diagnosis of common and uncommon entities encountered in the field of intraoperative neuro-cytopathology. Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology serves as a valuable reference for pathologists, cytopathologists, and fellows and trainees by providing a concise guide of the current critical information needed to recognize, understand, and interpret this demanding field of surgical neuropathology.