Filling the need for a comprehensive, fully-illustrated guide to the subject, this practical manual demonstrates a logical approach to the preparation, dissection, and handling of the tissue specimens most commonly encountered in today's surgical pathology laboratory. Each dissection is vividly illustrated with powerful 3D line drawings created exclusively for this book. The authors discuss the clinically important features of various types of specimens and lesions over the whole range of organ systems. The consistent approach provides a valuable conceptual framework for points to bear in mind during the dissection and each chapter concludes with a convenient reminder of the important issues to address in the surgical pathology report.
Indispensable for staff pathologists, residents, pathologist's assistants, histotechnologists and other laboratory personnel.

I. General Approach and Techniques; II. The Head and Neck; III. The Digestive System; IV. The Cardiovascular/Respiratory System; V. Bone, Soft Tissue, and Skin; VI. The Breast; VII. The Female Genital System; VIII. The Urinary Tract and Male Genital System; IX. The Ocular System; X. The Endocrine System; XI. The Central Nervous System; XII. The Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System; XIII. Pediatric XIV. Odds and Ends; Selected References.