This book comprehensively covers modern soft tissue pathology and includes both tumors and non-neoplastic entities. Soft tissues make up a large bulk of the human body, and they are susceptible to a wide range of diseases. Many soft-tissue tumors are biologically very aggressive, and the chance of them metastasizing to vital organs is quite high. In recent years, the outlook for soft-tissue cancers has brightened dramatically due to the increased accuracy of the pathologist's tools. All methods of diagnosis are covered here, with an emphasis on the newest immunoassays and other genetic, molecular, and immunologic diagnostic modalities. This book's systematic description of benign and malignant primary soft tissue tumors with didactic, comprehensive panels of illustrations allows the reader to formulate a complete understanding of the morphology of tumor entities at one glance. The book covers both the most common tumor entities and more unusual diseases using more than 1,500 color images, making it a resource for beginning and senior pathologists.

Table of Contents
1. Overview of soft tissue tumors Markku Miettinen
2. Radiologic evaluation of soft tissue tumors Mark D. Murphey and Mark J. Kransdorf
3. Immunohistochemistry of soft tissue tumors Markku Miettinen
4. Genetics of soft tissue tumors Julia A. Bridge and Marilu Nelson
5. Molecular genetics of soft tissue tumors Jerzy Lasota
6. Fibroblast biology, fasciitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and keloid Markku Miettinen
7. Fibromas and benign fibrous histiocytomas Markku Miettinen
8. Fibromatoses Markku Miettinen
9. Benign fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferations in children Markku Miettinen
10. Childhood fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferations of variable biologic potential Markku Miettinen
11. Myxomas and ossifying fibromyxoid tumor Markku Miettinen
12. Solitary fibrous tumor, hemangiopericytoma, and related tumors Markku Miettinen
13. Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic neoplasms with malignant potential Markku Miettinen
14. Lipoma variants and conditions simulating lipomatous tumors Markku Miettinen
15. Atypical lipomatous tumor and liposarcomas Markku Miettinen
16. Smooth muscle tumors Markku Miettinen
17. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor Markku Miettinen
18. Stromal tumors and tumor-like lesions of the female genital tract Markku Miettinen
19. Angiomyolipoma and related tumors (perivascular epithelioid cell tumors, PEComas) Markku Miettinen
20. Rhabdomyomas and rhabdomyosarcomas Vinay Prasad, Kadria Sayed, Faridali Ramji, and David M. Parham
21. Hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, and reactive vascular proliferations Markku Miettinen
22. Hemangioendotheliomas, angiosarcomas, and Kaposi sarcoma Markku Miettinen
23. Glomus tumor, sinonasal hemangiopericytoma, and myopericytoma Markku Miettinen
24. Nerve sheath tumors Markku Miettinen
25. Neuroectodermal tumors: melanocytic, glial, and meningeal neoplasms Markku Miettinen
26. Paragangliomas Markku Miettinen
27. Primary soft tumors with epithelial differentiation Markku Miettinen
28. Malignant mesothelioma and other mesothelial proliferations Markku Miettinen
29. Merkel cell carcinoma and metastatic and sarcomatoid carcinomas involving soft tissues Markku Miettinen
30. Cartilage and bone-forming tumors and tumor-like lesions Julie C. Fanburg-Smith and Mark D. Murphey
31. Small round cell tumors David M. Parham
32. Alveolar soft part sarcoma Markku Miettinen
33. Pathology of synovial and tendons Markku Miettinen
34. Miscellaneous tumor-like lesions and histiocytic and foreign body reactions Markku Miettinen
35. Lymphatic, myeloid, histiocytic, and dendritic cell proliferations in soft tissues Markku Miettinen
36. Cytology of soft tissue lesions Matja ebenik and iva Pohar-Marin ek
37. Surgical management of soft-tissue sarcoma: histiologic type and grade guides, surgical planning, and integration of multimodality therapy Charlotte Ariyan and Samuel Singer
38. Medical oncology of soft tissue sarcomas Robert G. Maki