Modern Soft Tissue Pathology: Tumors and Non-Neoplastic Conditions

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

Markku Miettinen, MD, is Chairman and Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Soft Tissue and Orthopedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.

'This book will be welcomed by many a diagnostic pathologist and hailed for its excellent pictures, no-nonsense practical approach, and its first-class integration of classic pathology with the data obtained by modern ancillary diagnostic techniques. The book deserves to be included in all hospital and departmental pathology libraries. It will be used as a textbook and reference by senior and junior pathologists and clinical specialists dealing with soft-tissue tumors and related lesions. Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars!' Ivan Damjanov MD, Doody's Reviews