The Atlas of Diagnostic Oncology comprises a superb collection of over 2000 clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic illustrations that cover all aspects of oncologic tumors and malignancies.

Organised into 18 chapters that reflect organ systems the Atlas consists of more than 2000 carefully selected images and explanatory captions coupled with text that provides essential information on pathology, diagnostic studies, staging and clinical manifestations. Both gross and microscopic pathology are generously illustrated, as are patterns of primary and metastatic disease and photographs of patients showing classic clinical features.

In this third edition each chapter is extensively revised with new images added and text updated, key changes incorporated are:

New information on molecular biology
Changes to classification
Diagnosing abnormalities in oncogenes

In addition , a new chapter illustrating the side effects of chemotherapy is also included.
Expanded chapters include those on gastrointestinal tumors , sarcomas of bone and soft tissue, acute and chronic leukemias , Hodgkin's disease and Non-Hodgkins lymphomas, and multiple myeloma and plasma cell dyscrasias.

Contents
The role of molecular probes and other markers in the diagnostic process
Janina Longtine
Radiographic evaluation of Cancer
Kitt Shaffer
Cancer of the head and neck
NEW AUTHOR
Lung Cancer and tumors of the heart and mediastinum
Arthur Skarin and NEW AUTHOR
Cancer of the GI tract
NEW AUTHOR
Cancer of the Genitourinary Tract
Kantoff and NEW AUTHOR
Gynecologic Tumors and Malignancies
Genest and NEW AUTHOR - tbc
Breast Cancer
Daniel Hayes
Endocrine Tumors and malignancies
Socinski and NEW AUTHOR
Sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
Demetri and NEW AUTHOR
Skin Cancer
NEW AUTHOR
Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System
NEW AUTHOR
Acute and Chronic Leukemias
Dorfman and Skarin
Hodgkin's Disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Dorfman and Skarin
Multiple Myelomaand plasma cell dyscrasias
Dorfman and Skarin
Solid Tumors in childhood
Grier, Perez and Hoffer
Aids associated malignancies
Scadden and NEW AUTHOR
Side effects of chemotherapy
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