Thyroid Pathology / Edition 1

by Kurt W. Schmid, Werner Bïcker

Overview

In recent years, a series of excellent textbooks have been published dealing with pathology of the thyroid gland. The present volume of CURRENT TOPICS IN PATHOLOGY provides further information for both pathologists and clinicians interested in the thyroid gland. The contributions deal with surgical pathology of the thyroid as well as with basic aspects of thyroid metabolism, hormone transport, and growth factors in thyroid cells. The topics covered in this book should mainly be considered as adjuncts to common textbooks on thyroid pathology. The contributions should help pathologists in their routine diagnosis and should stimulate further thyroid research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642644467
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	09/18/2011
Series:	Current Topics in Pathology , #91
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Schmid, Kurt W. (Univ of Munster); Bocker, Werner (Univ of Munster)

The contributors represent the specialties of pathology, histopathology, and pediatrics. Most are from universities and academic clinics in Germany, Austria, the U.K., and Japan. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Munster, Univ of Halle/Saale, and Univ of Innsbruck.

Table of Contents

Lymphoma of the Thyroid Gland.- Histogenesis of Thyroid C-Cell Carcinoma.- Advances in Immunocyhemistry of Thyroid Tumours 1987–1994.- Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Clinico-pathological Study.- Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma of the Thyroid: An Aggressive Type of Tumour Arising from Thyroid Follicular Epithelium.- Surgical Strategies in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.- Growth Factors in Thyroid Cells.- Thyroid Carcinoma: Interrelationships Between Local Thyroid Hormone Metabolism by the Type I 5'-Deiodinase and the Expression of Thyroid Hormone Receptors and Other Thyroid-Specific (De-)differentiation Markers.- Transcytosis of IgG from the Basolateral to the Apical Membrane of Human Thyrocytes in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.- Clinical Aspects and Diagnosis of Thyroid Hormone Transport Protein Anomalies.

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This small hardcover book includes six chapters discussing newer aspects of thyroid lymphomas, c-cell carcinoma, histochemistry of thyroid tumors, minimally invasive follicular carcinomas, poorly differentiated carcinoma, and surgical strategies in papillary carcinoma. It also includes four more basic science chapters dealing with thyroid growth factors, the interrelationship between thyroid carcinoma and type I 5'-deiodinase enzyme, the transcytotic pathway of transported IgG to the apical membrane in autoimmune thyroid disease, and clinical aspects of thyroid hormone transport protein anomalies. In a sense, this book is really 10 separate review papers. This book presents newer aspects of thyroid surgical pathology and basic science above and beyond that available in standard texts for the better interpretation and understanding of specific thyroid topics. These are limited yet worthy objectives and the book is admirably organized to achieve these objectives. The subjects covered limit this book's usage to endocrine pathologists, endocrine surgeons, and internal medicine thyroidologists. The authors are credible, mostly German with some Austrian, British and Japanese contributors. The book uses some illustrations, both black-and-white and color photomicrographs, graphs, tables and black-and-white drawings, ending with a moderate listing of references. There is a short subject index at book's end. The quality of the illustrations is good and the reference listings are variable depending on the chapter. This is a handsome, useful new book for those individuals and libraries that wish to have the most recent information on a selection of thyroid diseases and basic science topics. Itis not for the generalist or the student preparing for textbook oriented examinations.

Francis H. Straus II

Reviewer: Francis H. Straus II, MD, MS (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
Description: This small hardcover book includes six chapters discussing newer aspects of thyroid lymphomas, c-cell carcinoma, histochemistry of thyroid tumors, minimally invasive follicular carcinomas, poorly differentiated carcinoma, and surgical strategies in papillary carcinoma. It also includes four more basic science chapters dealing with thyroid growth factors, the interrelationship between thyroid carcinoma and type I 5'-deiodinase enzyme, the transcytotic pathway of transported IgG to the apical membrane in autoimmune thyroid disease, and clinical aspects of thyroid hormone transport protein anomalies. In a sense, this book is really 10 separate review papers.
Purpose: This book presents newer aspects of thyroid surgical pathology and basic science above and beyond that available in standard texts for the better interpretation and understanding of specific thyroid topics. These are limited yet worthy objectives and the book is admirably organized to achieve these objectives.
Audience: The subjects covered limit this book's usage to endocrine pathologists, endocrine surgeons, and internal medicine thyroidologists. The authors are credible, mostly German with some Austrian, British and Japanese contributors.
Features: The book uses some illustrations, both black-and-white and color photomicrographs, graphs, tables and black-and-white drawings, ending with a moderate listing of references. There is a short subject index at book's end. The quality of the illustrations is good and the reference listings are variable depending on the chapter.
Assessment: This is a handsome, useful new book for those individuals and libraries that wish to have the most recent information on a selection of thyroid diseases and basic science topics. It is not for the generalist or the student preparing for textbook oriented examinations.

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