Fully updated throughout, the second edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive guide to the pathology of soft tissue tumors and tumor-like lesions. Reflecting the latest WHO classification throughout, this new edition incorporates advances in clinicopathologic, biologic and genetic studies. As such, detailed coverage of immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics is included for each entity. Soft tissue tumors are broadly defined to include metastatic melanomas, carcinomas, and lymphoid proliferations in soft tissue, enabling the reader to distinguish between easily confused entities. Chapters are richly illustrated throughout with high-quality colour images, depicting both typical histology and variants of each entity. Each printed copy of this new edition is also packaged with a password, providing online access to the book""s text and images. Written and edited by renowned international leaders in the field, this is an essential guide to all diagnostic modalities in soft tissue pathology.

- Concise tables and illustrative panels allow the reader to formulate an understanding of each entity at a glance
- Detailed information about immunohistochemistry and genetics is integrated into the text for each entity, allowing the reader to understand tumor biology and make use of the full panoply of diagnostic modalities
- Edited by a world leader in soft tissue pathology, providing an authoritative one-stop resource for diagnostic practice

CONTENTS:
1. Overview of soft tissue tumors
2. Radiologic evaluation of soft tissue tumors
3. Immunohistochemistry of soft tissue tumors
4. Genetics of soft tissue tumors
5. Molecular genetics of soft tissue tumors
6. Fibroblast biology, fasciitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and keloids
7. Fibromas and benign fibrous histiocytomas
8. Fibromatoses
9. Benign fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferations in children
10. Childhood fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferations of variable biologic potential
11. Myxomas and ossifying fibromxxoid tumor
12. Solitary fibrous tumor, hemangiopericytoma, and related tumors
13. Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic neoplasms with malignant potential
14. Lipoma variants and conditions simulating lipomatous tumors
15. Atypical lipomatous tumors and liposarcomas
16. Smooth muscle tumors
17. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
18. Stromal tumors and tumor-like lesions of the female genital tract
19. Angiomyolipoma and other perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas)
20. Rhabdomyomas and rhabdomyosarcomas
21. Hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, and reactive vascular proliferations
22. Hemangioendotheliomas, angiosarcomas, and Kaposi""s sarcoma
23. Glomus tumor, glomangiopericytoma, myopericytoma, and juxtaglomerular tumor
24. Nerve sheath tumors
25. Neuroectodermal tumors: melanocytic, glial, and meningeal neoplasms
26. Paragangliomas
27. Primary soft tissue tumors with epithelial differentiation
28. Malignant mesothelioma and other mesothelial proliferations
29. Merkel cell carcinoma and metastatic and sarcomatoid carcinomas involving soft tissue
30. Cartilage- and bone-forming tumors
31. Small round cell tumors
32. Alveolar soft part sarcoma
33. Pathology of synovia and tendons
34. Miscellaneous tumor-like lesions, and histiocytic and foreign body reactions
35. Lymphoid, myeloid, histiocytic, and dendritic cell proliferations in soft tissues
36. Cytology of soft tissue lesions
37. Surgical management of soft tissue sarcoma: histologic type and grade guide surgical planning and integration of multimodality therapy
38. Medical oncology of soft tissue sarcomas